Costa Rica is home to approximately 1,600 scarlet macaws or ara macaos, a population that is distributed throughout Central Pacific Conservation Area (600), the Osa Conservation area (1200), the Tempisque Conservation Area (23) and La Amistad Conservation Area (12). Most of these macaws are located in protected areas, though they also live near towns, farms … Continue reading How Costa Rica’s Punta Leona Protects Scarlet Macaws