Senior Citizens visit NATUWA
Here in NATUWA, we had the pleasure of enjoying a trail tour from a group of friendly, elderly people from Esparza de Puntarenas. The ladies and gentlemen were amazed to…
Tortoises (Geochelone sulcata)
Two giant turtles arrived to the Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA. It is amazing to know that in our country there are animals transported from other continents. Today, the growing list of…
Chucuyo Parakeet
SINAC officials, entered the Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA with a very young Chucuyo parakeet. This young bird will be in the area of rehabilitation under an assisted rearing process, to be later released.
Owl ( Megascops cooperi).
Earlier today, an owl (Megascops cooperi) arrived to the Macaw Santuary NATUWA. SINAC employees from Esparza were involved with the rescue. "The owl was injured by a number of dogs,"…
NATUWA Mural
Our great friend, Jason Mejía of the United States, recently traveled here for one week to develop a mural about the Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA.He left us inspired and amazed by his…
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Scarlet macaw rescued By way of SINAC, arrived a scarlet macaw (Ara macao) to the Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA, with deteriorating plumage from being poorly taken care of in captivity. Some…
Pigmy Owl (Glaucidium costarricanum)
Two baby pgymy owls arrived to the Macaw Santuary NATUWA, thanks to the hardwork of SINAC. Community members from Esparza found their nest fallen. The Macaw Sanctuary NATUWA, hopes to…
Catano Parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis)
Eupsittula canicularis
Today, arrived these very young Catano parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) by officials of SINAC, Esparza, Puntarenas. The tree that they were living in collapsed. Luckily, some people were able to rescue…
Albino Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus truei )
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…
Pygmy Owl ( Glaucidium costaricanum ) rescued in Puntarenas
The Armed Forces of El Roble, Puntarenas, sent us a pygmy owl (Glaucidium costaricanum) who was struggling to fly. The owl will return to its natural habitat once it has recovered.
