Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

Video of the day.  Dent was successfully released, but before he was, Scarlet Studios stopped by Belize Bird Rescue to make a little video about his short recovery time there.  Thanks, BBR!

"While passing through the Belize Bird Rescue earlier this year, I had the chance to meet this curious little keel-billed toucan with a dent in his beak, and even got the opportunity to feed him! Dent has since been re-released thanks to our friends at the Belize Bird Rescue, and is doing well!

As with all toucans, the bill of the Keel-Billed Toucan is specially designed for eating fruit efficiently, while maintaining a light weight to accommodate flight. The inside is reinforced with a crisscross of lightweight rods made of bone. The “tooth-like” protrusions help toucans catch and grasp food in the bill."

The Belize Wildlife Referral Clinic has a new set of veterinary students visiting for some hard core learning and some fun too.  The visited the Belize Zoo, Xunantunich, and visited Belize Bird Rescue so far.  A study vacation sounds like a win/win situation.

"BWRC is exited to welcome our first spring break group of veterinary students from UFL for an intensive 8 days of learning about wildlife in Belize, conservation, rescue and rehabilitation!  As the pic shows we did not get out of class untill dark. So much to do in so little time :)"

Video of the day.  A short documentary on the effort to save parrots from poaching.  Protect the Chiquibul, and the parrots within.  Thanks to Belize Bird Rescue, Programme for Belize, and all the other amazing NGO's that helped the effort! 

"In 2016, a team of conservationists, The Belize Bird Rescue, and Programme for Belize joined forces to protect endangered Yellow Headed parrots where they are being threatened by staggering numbers of poaching and habitat loss.  Working together, field researchers managed to pull 14 nestling parrots in dire threat of being poached, where they were raised in safety until they could be released in perfect health later that year."