Due to Experiencias Xcaret\u2019s initiative and persistence, the program to reintroduce the scarlet macaw into\u00a0its natural habitats in Mexico has taken very successful steps a little over a year after the first specimens\u00a0were liberated into areas where they had become extinct. Today 100 perfectly healthy scarlet macaws<\/p>\n
born in Xcaret Park fly free in Palenque, Chiapas and in Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve in the state of\u00a0At the beginning of 2013, specialized studies revealed that the scarlet macaw is in danger of extinction as\u00a0there were no more than 240 macaws living free in Mexico\u2019s jungles as a consequence of massive\u00a0destruction of their habitat and illegal wildlife trafficking. In June 2014, the population has increased by\u00a041 % thanks to the projects to reintroduce the species into Chiapas and Veracruz launched by Xcaret<\/p>\n
jointly with the Biology Institute of the National Autonomous University (UNAM), Acajungla A.C., La Otra\u00a0Opci\u00f3n and Bosque Antiguo associations and Aluxes Ecopark Palenque.\u00a0Rodolfo Raigoza Figueras, wild fauna manager at Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya, stated that after a<\/p>\n
successful adjustment period, 27 macaws were set free this past weekend at the reserve called La Otra\u00a0Opci\u00f3n in Los Tuxtlas region, Veracruz State, and that the conditions for survival are very favorable. He\u00a0highlighted the important role of the UNAM and civil associations in this crusade and claimed that \u201cthe\u00a0alliances being built are the new path to a successful preservation of our natural heritage\u201d.\u00a0This new reintroduction of Xcaret\u2019s scarlet macaws into Los Tuxtlas was coordinated by Patricia Escalante\u00a0Pliego from the Biology Institute of the UNAM, an expert in ornithology, genetics and conservation\u00a0ecology, who has been hard at work on the preservation of birds in Mexico for over 20 years.<\/p>\n
The reintroduction of the macaw is sustained by Xcaret Park\u2019s successful scarlet macaw reproduction\u00a0program which began over 22 years ago, as it provides healthy specimens at the perfect age to adapt to\u00a0new surroundings and close to their reproductive stage to be reinserted into their natural habitats.<\/p>\n
In order to reintroduced these macaws into Veracruz, genetics studies were carried out by experts from\u00a0the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University which determined that all the\u00a0specimens belonged to the cyanoptera subspecies which inhabited the south-southeast jungles of<\/p>\n
So far, 73 specimens have been set free in Palenque, Chiapas and 27 macaws now fly in Los Tuxtlas,\u00a0Veracruz. In both cases, more macaws are being prepared to be set free in the following months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Due to Experiencias Xcaret\u2019s initiative and persistence, the program to reintroduce the scarlet macaw into\u00a0its natural habitats in Mexico has taken very successful steps a little over a year after the first specimens\u00a0were liberated into areas where they had become extinct. Today 100 perfectly healthy scarlet macaws born in Xcaret Park fly free in Palenque, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[113,111,112],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n