Report design by Aeri Wittenbourgh | Icons by The Noun Project CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT Captive & Rescue Parrots 8 Yellow- shouldered Amazon Parrots rescued 3 Yellow- shouldered Amazon Parrots released 11 Brown- throated Parakeets rescued 7 Brown- throated Parakeets released 2 eggs laid by a captive breeding pair 2017 ANNUAL REPORT Reforestation Tree sales nursery constructed and open for business 12,000 trees of more than 50 different species currently growing More than 33 hectares of dry forest protected (fenced) 4,335 trees planted in protected reforestation areas 1,243 trees donated or sold to individuals and organizations 4 local growers “babysitting” native trees for Echo
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Echo 2017 AR-FINAL...OUTREACH Over 400 public tour visitors 145 hours of tours 9 special group tours 60 guests on private tours Over $5K in donations received Conservation Tours 5
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Report design by Aeri Wittenbourgh | Icons by The Noun Project
CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
Captive & Rescue Parrots
8 Yellow-shouldered
Amazon Parrots rescued
3 Yellow-shouldered
Amazon Parrots
released
11 Brown-throated Parakeets rescued
7 Brown-throated Parakeets released
2 eggs laid by a captive
breeding pair
2017 ANNUALREPORT
Reforestation
Tree sales nursery
constructed and open
for business
12,000 trees of more than 50 different
species currently growing
More than 33 hectares of dry forest protected (fenced)
4,335 trees planted in protected
reforestation areas
1,243 trees donated or sold to
individuals and organizations
4 local growers
“babysitting” native trees
for Echo
Roost Count Surveys
21 total roosts surveyed ahead
of the count
706 parrots counted
Over 60 volunteers
involved
Nest Monitoring
48 nests identifi ed
21 found to be active
14 regularly monitored
6 tracked with cameras
34 chicks: 3 died
2 disappeared 29 fl edged
2 nests suspected of having
been poached
1 nest suspected of having been
predated by a cat or other large predator
1 nest suspected of having been
attacked by a Pearly-eyed
Thrasher
Terrestrial Bird Monitoring
Other common birds IDed: Tropical Mockingbirds, Bananaquits, Barn Swallows, and House Sparrows
56 sites visited
52 different species
identifi ed
104 Yellow-shouldered
Amazon Parrots
70 Brown-throated Parakeets
RESEARCH & MONITORING
OUTREACH
Over 400 public tour
visitors
145 hours of tours
9 special group tours
60 guests on private tours
Over $5K in donations received
Conservation Tours
5 tree-planting events in 2017–
2018 rainy season
Over 100 volunteers
Over 20 hours of donated
time
4,335 trees planted
Community Tree-Planting Days
Once a month, Echo holds a stall at the Mangazina
di Rei’s cultural market
At the market stall, Echo
advertises its tours and sells parrot t-shirts
Echo also sells native edible fruit trees to residents for their gardens
The goal is for the trees to
provide fruits for both people
and parrots
Magazina di Rei Cultural Market
Over 100 visitors to Echo’s Dos
Pos Conservation Centre
6 public tours given over the
course of the day by local guides
Ban Topa (Open House)
Over 60 children
3 different schools
participating
Parrot Club
THANKS!
Funders and SupportersOpenbaar Lichaam Bonaire ● World Parrot Trust
BEST 2.0 Programme funded by the European Union Stichting DierenLot ● Vogelbescherming
Sea & Land Wonders Trust ● Dutch Caribbean Nature AllianceContour Global ● Cargill ● Digicel ● STINAPA ● Mangazina di Rei
Red Palm Village ● Krusada ● Cocari ● SGB ● Dutch ArmyCIEE – Bonaire ● Road Less Travelled ● Scouts of Bonaire
Major Donors (listed alphabetically by last name)
Anonymous ● Cornell Bialicki ● Adri Botman Tom & Anne Darrow ● Vera & Loek Maartens
Harris Friedberg & Mel McCombie ● Don & Penny Pray
Debbie Cerulli & Ray Saulino ● F. Vogel
Volunteers (listed alphabetically by last name)
Megan Alexandra ● Douwe Boerstra ● Jennah Brimacombe Rosalie Coolen ● Adam Curry ● Jessie Foest ● Scott Gilchrist Pia Hanson ● Jodie Hilton ● Henk Huisman ● Carina Kmett
Maria Koeks ● Richard & Michelle Kooistra ● Matthew Lapper Zak Maynard ● Valeria Peche ● Aja Radl ● Chris Schmitz Isobel Shephard ● Georgina Standing ● Mary Sutherland
Laura Timmermans ● Lily Whittaker ● Raymond van AsperenJoep van Dormolen ● Maarten van Pelt ● Claire Vredenbregt
Aeri Wittenbourgh ● Rudolf Wout ● …And so many more!