Web Sites
Macaw Landing Foundation
http://www.macawlanding.org/index.shtml
An extensive site from a foundation dedicated to the preservation of macaws.
The Blue Macaws
http://www.bluemacaws.org/
Information on these remarkable birds from Tony Pittman.
Tropical Nature
http://tropicalnature.org/
Learn more about Dr. Charlie Munn’s ecotourism organization and find out how you can donate to his work.
Tropical Nature Travel
http://www.tropicalnaturetravel.com/
Learn more about the Timpia Lodge and Hyacinth Camps featured on the show. Books
Print Resources
Abramson, Joanne. THE LARGE MACAWS: THEIR CARE, BREEDING, AND CONSERVATION. New York: Raintree Publications, 1996.
Bell, Elizabeth. LET’S SAVE THE SCARLET MACAWS IN THE RAINFOREST OF PETÉN, GUATEMALA. Washington, D.C.: Antigua Tours, 2002.
Juniper, Tony. PARROTS: A GUIDE TO PARROTS OF THE WORLD. New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1998.
Juniper, Tony. SPIX’S MACAW: THE RACE TO FIND THE WORLD’S RAREST BIRD. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
Lantermann, Werner. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MACAWS. London: TFH Publications, 1996.
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