Cotorra (Amazona albifrons)

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A juvenile of Cotorra (Amazona albifrons) entered the sanctuary of NATUWA parrots. This one was found by a person in the Center of Puntarenas and taken to the Coast Guard, the same one transferred it to the Sanctuary where it will receive the attention necessary to be released.
It has the feathers of the wings cut, presents a very wild behavior, is not domesticated, which increases the possibilities of being able to integrate back to its natural environment, from which it never had to be extracted.

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White-faced monkey ( Cebus imitator )

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On April 18 arrived a white-faced monkey (Cebus imitator), by officials of SINAC. The animal was the victim of humans who kidnapped it from the forest for use as a pet.

Monkeys raised in our homes as pets become a terrible problem. They are animals that should be allowed to utilize their natural behaviors in the forest and not be surrounded by humans. In addition, they could be carriers of some kind of contagious disease and parasites affecting our families.

Humans commit the action of removing animals from their natural environments to indulge in selfish pursuits. Now the monkey may have to live the rest of his life caged.

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Coyote pups ( Canis latrans )

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Coyote pups ( Canis latrans)

Two coyote cubs were orphaned after a farmer killed their mother because it hunted their pets – chickens, goats and sheep.

With just a few days old, their eyes were closed. These two female and male puppies entered the Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA by SINAC workers.

Their future is uncertain. It is unlikely there will be the possibility that they can be released, since they will be raised in captivity and with a loss of fear of humans.

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Albino Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus truei )

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A few months ago two deer arrived to the Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA with very unique coloration. We believed it was due to a nutritional problem, but after several months they continued with the same coloration. We discovered that it is due to a mutation called albinism, a congenital absence of pigment in an individual, which makes skin, hair, feathers, roughly white, unlike the color of the species themselves.

 

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