Wildlife Rescue Centre in Cerro Alux
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| Organization | Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association |
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| Region | Guatemala |
| Website | Website |
| ProjectLeader | Colum Muccio |
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This Giving Tuesday, ARCAS is initiating a campaign to establish a rescue center and offices in the Cerro Alux Reserve, on the outskirts of Guatemala City. We are currently housed in San Lucas in a rented house that is much too small for our needs, especially for the needs of the animals we receive. After over 3 years of searching for a suitable site, negotiating, and jumping through bureaucratic hoops (Building permits, EIA) we are now launching our campaign to relocate and rebuild!
Challenge
ARCAS's central office and rescue center are currently housed in San Lucas in a rented house that is much too small for its needs, especially for the needs of the animals we receive. Here, we receive animals rescued or confiscated from smugglers, and for legal reasons, many times we must maintain them here for months or even years at a time. We also receive a lot of highland animals (Foxes, hawks, owls) that need larger enclosures and flight cages for their rehabilitation.
Long-Term Impact
The Cerro Alux site has other advantages. It is located in the 5000ha Cordillera Alux Watershed Protection Area, and will allow us to help in the administration and conduct research in this very important and threatened protected area. Also, the rescue center is just next to the Senderos de Alux Park, a natural area which is very popular with over-stressed city dwellers and offers excellent opportunities for ARCAS to carry out environmental education and research.
References
- https://www.arcasguatemala.org
- http://arcasguatemala.org
- https://www.facebook.com/ArcasGuatemala
- https://twitter.com/ArcasGuate
Additional Documentation
https://www.globalgiving.org//pfil/57778/projdoc.pdf
Project Gallery
The new Cerro Alux facilities
The central office
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