Celebrate the amazing voyages made every year by migratory birds. Sadly though, via the destruction of habitat and other man-made causes, many crucial areas these birds depend upon for refueling and overwintering are quickly disappearing.

Se requiere hombre o mujer para trabajar como Asistente de Conservación en la Fundación ProAves.

Conservationists are celebrating the establishment of a new nature reserve in Colombia that provides the first sanctuary for the endangered golden poison frog, an animal that also has the distinction of being possibly the world’s deadliest animal.

Del 7 al 11 de mayo la Fundación ProAves llevará a cabo la exposición “Pajareando en el Concejo de Bogotá”, son 12 posters de gran tamaño orientados hacia la Educación Ambiental y el trabajo que ProAves realiza.

La Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco, busca un profesional para trabajar como Asistente para la Gestión de las Reservas de la Organización.

La Fundación ProAves requiere una persona para trabajar en el área de diseño gráfico.

The critically endangered Fuertes's Parrot and eleven other globally threatened species of birds, mammals, and amphibians will receive greater protections thanks to a joint effort by Fundación ProAves, World Land Trust-US, Robert Giles, Loro Parque Fundación and American Bird Conservancy.

Los días 21 y 28 de abril compra tu Guía de las Aves de Colombia y llévala autografiada por su ilustrador Miles McMullan. Encuéntranos en el stand de la Librería Panamericana, pabellón 9 a partir de las 3 de la tarde.

Se requiere dos personas para trabajar por medio tiempo en la coordinación del desarrollo de las actividades educativas y culturales, en la comunidad aledaña de dos Reservas Naturales propiedad de la Fundación ProAves.

La Fundación ProAves busca una persona profesional o técnico, en cartografía o SIG.

In the latest edition of the renowned Audubon Magazine (March-April 2012), writer Susan McGrath describes her tour through Colombia, her visits to ProAves reserves, and the historic rediscovery of the Yellow-eared Parrot and its remarkable recovery thanks to efforts by ProAves and our staff.

Ecoturs Colombia is seeking a bilingual (English and Spanish) person with the right skills, education, experience and attitude for the Director of Operations position in Bogotá, Colombia.

Easter is coming and with it serious threats to various species of flora and fauna such as the Yellow-eared parrot and the Quindio wax palm in Colombia. Due to the once exclusive use of the endemic Quindio wax palm for Palm Sunday celebrations, the only habitat of the Yellow-eared Parrot, the Quindio wax palm and consequently the parrot were driven to near extinction.

ProAves, with the support of World Land Trust and American Bird Conservancy have established a new 7,076-acre nature reserve to protect the Chocó rainforest and buffer the threats to adjacent Embera indigenous communities.

Realizing the need to conserve Colombia's natural resources, Sergio Agudelo generously donated 131 acres of intact Andean cloud forests to ProAves.  Mr. Agudelo's property has formed the new bird reserve "Cucarachero - Andivia" which protects the Critically Endangered Munchique Wood-wren and many endemic and rare species.

From the 21st to the 24th of February, ProAves will be participating at the "Birding at Congress" exhibition for the IV annual International Forum Against Animal Abuse in Bogotá, Colombia. There will be 12 large posters focusing on Environmental Education and the work performed by ProAves.

ProAves is very excited to announce the FIRST EVER photographs of the male Black-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron dorsale) hummingbird! This beautiful individual male was first observed and photographed by El Dorado Reserve staff Sam Martinez and Lorenzo Mora on December 21st. In the month of January, ProAves President Alonso Quevedo captured these fantastic images of the young male.

Ensuring the survival of endemic and migratory birds and wildlife, ProAves "Cerulean Warbler Conservation Corridor" has undertaken massive reforestation efforts with the local community of San Vicente de Chucuri. Already, 228 farms have received and planted trees with ProAves.

Desde el 16 de enero al 30 de marzo la Fundación Alejandro Ángel Escobar abre convocatoria a investigadores colombianos, cuyos trabajos sean de alta calidad y que constituyan un aporte significativo y riguroso para el avance de la ciencia.

From the 11th to the 17th of January the annual planning meeting took place with aims of assessing the activities carried out during the previous year and to strategically plan actions to be undertaken in 2012.

These are just a few of the achievements obtained thanks to the hard work of 65 members of the ProAves team and with the selfless support of over 10 organizations committed to the conservation of the incredible, yet threatened biodiversity of Colombia.

The first ever IUCN mobile application developed together with Nokia is now available for consumer use, ready to download from the Nokia Store. The free-for-download app is the result of a partnership between Nokia and SOS (Save Our Species), a global species conservation fund to protect threatened species and their habitats.

During the XIII Migratory Bird Festival, ProAves made a series of birding trips to different wetlands across the Bogotá area in order to identify migratory birds and to publicize the plight of the 13 marshes at threat of being drained and destroyed.

With the objective of creating community interest in the protection of the Yellow-eared Parrot and migratory birds in Colombia, the 8th Migratory Birds Festival and the 3rd Yellow-eared Parrot Festival were celebrated in Antioquia and the 7th Fuertes’s Parrot Festival in Quindío.

In order to train and build capacity for ProAves forest guardians and the local community and in collaboration with EcoTurs Colombia, an eco-guide course emphasizing bird-watching took place at the Cerulean Warbler Bird Reserve from the 12th to the 18th of October.

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ProAves published the 15th issue of its journal Conservación Colombiana, which includes five articles related to new bird records for Colombia plus the annual review of the national list of birds. To date, we confirm a total of 1,889 bird species occurring in Colombia to reaffirm that Colombia is the #1 nation of birds on earth.

With 1889 species, Colombia is the richest country in the world's birds.

Meet the rich bird life of our country and help us keep it!

After the success in 2010 of the Guide to the Birds of Colombia in English language and coinciding with the international month of Birds, the Fundacion ProAves is pleased to present the new Field Guide to the Birds of Colombia in Spanish that meets original artwork of the 1889 species recorded in Colombia.

In September, ProAves assisted two property owners in Roncesvalles, Tolima, to commit to preserving the majority of their land that is within the town’s watershed. As agreed, for at least ten years, the total of 3,200 acres will be saved and restored for natural habitat conservation.

From 13- 15 July saw the first South American Forum of Members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in Lima, Peru, which our Executive Director, Lina Daza, attended.

Last 4 seats to participate in the Course VI ringing with emphasis on migratory birds and endangered species. Extend the deadline for discounted payment until Friday March 18.Cheer up, there are 4 seats!

The workshop was attended by various members of the community of Puerto Pinzón and Puerto Boyacá (Boyacá). In addition to officials from several government organizations, among which are: the SENA, the Municipality of Puerto Boyacá, UMATA, Formar Futuro, CORPOBOYACÁ, Puerto Pinzón College, Fagua-Cómbita Indian Reservation, Women for conservation, UTV and Puerto Pinzón, la Arenosa and Brisas del Ermitaño community action groups.