Through its Wings of the Americas Project, PfB has played a central role in the establishment and evolution of the Red Bank Conservation and Tourism Group.  Formed in 1997, this community-based bird conservation group is comprised of 25 families from the village of Red Bank, situated in southern Belize.  The goal of the group is to protect the Scarlet Macaw by providing local residents with a financial incentive, through avi-tourism, to do so. 

Through PfB’s marketing efforts, the village of Red Bank hosted 200 visitors and netted BZ $2,500.00 from visitation.  PfB also assisted the community in carrying out improvements to the tourism facilities in order to increase guest safety on the trails as well as ventilation and lighting in the cabanas and kitchen. PfB remains committed to working with the Red Bank Conservation and Tourism Group to ensure the long-term commitment to the protection of the Scarlet Macaw.