About 50% of
our birds come from seizures made by
the Environmental Police, Federal Police and by
IBAMA. These animals are rescued from
environments of mistreatment, trafficking and
illegal possession; others come from
Rehabilitation Centers and Sorting of Wild
Animals. We have also received feeble birds who
have suffered accidents and birds chicks that
were delivered to the environmental
organizations after falling from their nests.
Here, all these animals receive a home with the
best conditions for their species, healthy
eating, proper environment and social life with
other birds to keep them as close as possible to
the conditions of their natural environment.
Many of the birds that arrive are physically
very frail: with clipped wings, beaks and limbs
partially amputated, blind and unable to fly.
These animals are usually not accepted by other
zoos, since they need special care and hardly
reproduce. They are often rejected by
institutions, since their appearance is not
considered appropriate for display. At Parque
das Aves, they have access to treatment, shelter
and care, even when they are not on display.
Our Bird Hospital is well-designed with
high-quality equipment, trained professionals
who love what they do and with the support of
internationally renowned experts.
Our team of vets,
biologists and zookeepers dedicate daily to care
for the birds that arrive here. Evaluated by
IBAMA as unfit to return to nature, they need
much more beyond the veterinary treatment.
Therefore, we create environments that simulate
the habitat of each species, in aviaries built
in the middle of the Atlantic Rainforest, the
original habitat of most of these birds.
Everything is done to offer them the best living
conditions.
