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LoraKim Joyner
Feb 21, 2024
Yes, You Can Fly Free with Parrots!
People came to the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua as strangers, and during the 4 days as parrot pilgrims, became family, and left transformed.
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jan 6, 2024
Depoliticizing Our Lives with Birds
The parrot pilgrimage on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua in 2023 helped us get beyond our political divisions by being with birds, beyond words.
LoraKim Joyner
Aug 24, 2022
Nicaragua Parrot Pilgrimage - A Journey of a Lifetime
We can all be heroes of an epic journey by taking part in the Nicaragua Parrot Pilgrimage December 2022.
LoraKim Joyner
Mar 29, 2022
Parrot Partaking and Pilgrimage in Nicaragua
Enjoy this photo essay to see what is happening with parrot conservation on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. Or join us in person in December 2022
LoraKim Joyner
Feb 9, 2021
Case Study in Parrot Monitoring - Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
It is an honor and a privilege to make the current draft available to the parrot world, for it is a testament to the efforts of the people.
LoraKim Joyner
Nov 17, 2020
Hope in Hard Times
Just when it seems that we have come through one hard time, along comes another, and another. How is hope possible? Together!
by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Jul 25, 2019
We Count Them Because We Count on Them
The lead parrot conservationist told me on the last day, “This parrot project has benefited so many people on this island.” I teared up, kn
LoraKim Joyner
Mar 19, 2019
Parrot Conservation is a Team Sport
I wish you deep meaning in your love for parrots, and to all of us that have relationships to them, and I also know that we must face the ha
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Mar 13, 2019
A River Separates Hope - Macaw Conservation in Honduras and Nicaragua
There is a town in Nicaragua known as Esperanza, which means “Hope” in Spanish. Right now it doesn’t feel as if there is much hope there, as
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Dec 4, 2018
Breaking the Illegal Wildlife Trade Chain Through Economic Support
Every conservation project is an art, and a dance of relationships, so direct community employment may not work in every region, with every
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Dec 29, 2017
A Timb Bomb Slows the Extinction Clock
Hector with Hector, the bird he saved (Time Bomb) Last week Rev. Meredith Garmon wrote about his experiences on our Nicaragua Parrot...
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Aug 15, 2017
Nurture Yourself and Life on Nicaragua's Islands of Hope
There is an island in Lake Nicaragua that is bursting with hope. Recent population studies of the endangered yellow-naped amazon indicate
Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner
Nov 9, 2016
Ometepe: Island of Hope for Endangered Parrots
One Earth Conservation documented thousands of endangered parrots on Ometepe Island, now we have to find a way to keep them there.
From the field, our Nurture Nature Program, and our staff!
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