Exploratory trip#2 Beginning of August 2023
Objectives:
- Visit the Azuero Peninsula to view wild Ara ambiguus in the PN Cerro de la Hoya.
- Establish contacts in Panama City with veterinarians that deal with wildlife .
- Attempt to make contacts with people that could be a source of birds, such as aviculturists.
Make contacts with the veterinary and animal welfare organizations in the Bocas del Toro archipilago.
Exploratory trip #1 End of April 2023
Objectives :
- Meet Gary Curtis from Planet Rehab and see if a partnership can be established to work on our intended Macaw conservation program.
- Reconnoiter area and obtain general information such as getting around , modes of transportation, lodging , shopping , etc.
The 28th of April was the day we left for Bocas del Toro . We got up early and drove from San Jose, Costa Rica to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca , a town close to Sixaola , which is where the border crossing to Panama is located.
Tag: Planet Rehab