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Hear Rosa María:

"The monkeys come right up to my house every day. The smaller monkeys come every day. Spider monkeys are coming back."

[TRANSCRIPT - 4.1]

The good news is that the incredibly rich and diverse ecosystems of Madidi are resilient. Animal populations have rebounded dramatically in areas that receive active protection.


Hear Rosa María:

"When I went to live there, people thought I was absolutely, stark, raving mad . . . and now everybody wishes they were at the house."

[TRANSCRIPT - 4.2]

Macaws (above) soar alongside cliffs (below) where Rosa María makes her home, and ecotourists are welcome.
Hear Rosa María:

" . . . the macaws . . . will and come and sit on a branch, like, two or three meters away, and kind of look at you. We play games
. . . and I lie on my hammock and the monkeys come and peer at me."

[TRANSCRIPT - 4.3]


The bird pictured below is just one of the amazing variety of animal species in the park. Madidi has more than 11 percent of the earth's bird species, including a very large number of  North American migratory birds.



Hear Rosa María:

" . . . the macaws . . . have burrowed out their nests . . . inside the cliff. It's just amazing. Beautiful, beautiful construction! They remind me of monasteries."

[TRANSCRIPT - 4.4]

Rosa María (below) gets a close-up view of an unusual nesting site for macaws.

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