Over the past 10 years, we have worked hard to provide a suitable habitat for the macaws. Like many areas in Costa Rica, the original property had been cleared of all native vegetation and used extensively for farming.  In order to release our birds onto the property, we needed to first ensure that we could provide them with a safe and healthy environment.

In order to achieve so much revegetation, a plant nursery was set up to grow locally collected seeds. When visiting the Sanctuary you will notice that there are a wide variety of trees now present: Almendros (Terminalia catappa), Cenizaros (Samanea saman), Cecrophias (Cecropia peltata) these like many more, are not only important for the macaw’s diet but also for nesting cavities. Trees such as these are also be given to surrounding properties so as to start developing feeding corridors for the Macaws.

As a result of the revegetation, we have slowly seen the natural biodiversity of the Sanctuary change for the better. Many species that would have lived in the area naturally have begun to return and we now regularly see various species of monkeys, sloths, birds and reptiles visiting and in many cases staying.