Everybody needs a little help once in a while
Until recently in the South of Costa Rica there were no services for wildlife found by the public in need of specialized care. At Ave Azul we took up that challenge some years ago filling that gap by providing specialized care to wildlife in need of a helping hand.
As a result of a lifetime of working at a number of facilities over my zoological career I have gained a wide variety of experience and knowledge with an array of exotic animals. Applying that expertise to rescue/ rehab we have managed in the past to have saved and returned to the wild an menagerie of jungle creatures.
Government agencies in Costa Rica provide the paperwork and permits to conduct such activity, they do not however, provide any funding. We fund what we can personally but we must also solicit funds from the visiting public. Therefore donations are greatly appreciated and graciously accepted.
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Pictures of rescued animals:
Boa constrictor, female. Attacked by Coati Mundi recovering from a 4 inch gash in neck, aquired at 17 lbs released 4 months later at 22 lbs.
Two Rufous tailed Hummingbird Babies, rescued from roadcrew. Amazilia tzacatl.
Swainsons Thrush, Catharus ustulatus.
Bi-colored Antbird, Gymnopithys bicolor.
Long-billed Hermit, Phaethornis longirostris, One of the most fascinating of the hummingbirds.
Little Tinamou, Crypturellue soui. One of three southern Costa Rican Tinamous and more than 40 in the family.
Golden Hooded Tanager Tangara capuchidorada
Early morning rescue of a Red-crested Guan fledgling, Penolope purpurascens. Caught in a large plant with parents waiting nearby.
Rescued Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) After collision with barb wired fence.
Red-capped Manakin – Ceratopipra mentalis
Rubyann with Coati Mundi (Nasua nasua) Found wandering the road.Raised up and released sometime later.
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Now 3 month old baby brought to us after nest tree cracked off during a storm. One of two rescued from various situations requiring intervention.
Cherries Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis) captive reared on native Orchid. Bird was dropped from nest during a rainstorm and clutch mate eaten by large Basalisk lizard. Named Tangera,he is now near 5 years old.
Chestnut mandibled Toucan – Ramphastos swansonai Bought to us near 10 p.m. at night with swollen eye and skinned up cere and tail. Little to no feathers. Now some 4 months later an ambassador for the farm. Enjoys up close and personal contact.
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