Scarlet Macaws Return to La Ceiba After 60-Year Absence

Published on Honduras Daily · May 30, 2026 · Originally reported May 29, 2026 by La Prensa

Conservation group PRO-ALAS, in partnership with government and local tourism authorities, released eight scarlet macaws along the Cangrejal River near Pico Bonito National Park — the first wild population of the species in the region since the 1960s.