Zooave, a quiant little zoo in San Jose Costa Rica is having a huge impact on the Scarlet Macaw population that was in danger not too many years ago. As of 2008 captive raised scarlets started producing babies in the wild. This is a huge success story as many conservation efforts with wild parrots are barely sustaining critical numbers of endangered parrots. Apparently the transition from captivity to the wild even for completely parent raised birds is very difficult. I personally visited the zoo when I was in Costa Rica recently and I have to say it is the most beautiful zoo I have ever been to. Every enclosure was built around the natural tropical jungle. Enclosures were very large and spacious. Beautiful Motmots flew around loose as well as other softbills like the simple sparrows I'm accustomed to here in Californian zoos. Artistic cement paths meandered through the tropical lush. Traditional steel pet cages lay crushed and stacked at the exit leaving a deep impression on ones soul and driving home the point being made by Zooave founders that birds weren't made to be caged. I certainly left feeling a stronger desire to limit the amount of time my birds have to be caged. If you ever are in Costa Rica it's worth checking out. http://www.northerncostarica.com/zoo-ave.html
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