Conservation Ambassador
Maria Eduarda Monteiro Nascimento
Maria is a conservation ambassador for our Pantanal Conservation Project.
Maria has worked for Instituto Arara Azul since 2021. She checks hyacinth macaw nests and monitors and documents their population. She also works in environmental education and monitors other local animal species.
Maria introduces herself
Video: Zoo Zurich, Nicole Schnyder
«I hope that we can conserve the hyacinth macaw in the wild for the long term.»
Three questions for Maria
What motivates you to work for the Pantanal Conservation Project?
Seeing that our work is successfully helping to conserve hyacinth macaws in the wild and thereby supporting biodiversity more broadly.
What has been an unforgettable moment in your project?
Witnessing a chick hatch in an incubator, grow into a healthy young bird and eventually take its first flight in the wild.
What is your greatest wish for your project?
That we succeed in maintaining a viable population of hyacinth macaws in the wild, both in the medium and long term.