not to be part of the reasons oil left techno also traveled into the hearts of the tumble pata national reserve it's a place so protected that we had to register at two control stations on the way. yet even the park guards seemed overwhelmed. now us i miss him but i asked him what. we saw miners working the river just a short distance away from the second control station yuri torres was our guide on this journey into the reserves he now makes his living by helping people experience the breathtaking beauty of the rain forest as he knows the rain forest so well he spots a saddleback tamarind monkey with a baby on its back during our interview but torres used to make his living off the jungle as a gold miner one zero s of the lie that you don't really care about forty. oh three torres's father and his brothers still make their living as illegal gold miners and you talk to them about the dangers about the environment yes they do it's a big big deal do you worry about your father and your brothers as minors yes yes they do or a loved one's away family if they don't mind what i did. was very sad it's

any hawkinson is the fuel leader for the macall project at the tumbled pata national reserve she's one of a team of researchers who are using science to save the macaws why study guys are very special and they're intelligent. and they face a lot of threats and their habitats today's mission takes is deep into the reserves for those threads are constantly mad play where in the middle of the breeding season tumble part is essentially a giant laboratory in the wild six species of macaws inhabit this thousand plus where miles of rain forest rain is a constant in winter but too much rain can be a problem. today we're going to see how a pair of two week old macaw chicks are fairing the odds are against both of them survived examining the chicks is a delicate operation. one lead veterinarian elizabeth for through gives louie oh preps for the chick exams on the ground any hawkinson gets ready to climb to their nest above i don't like heights but with nets close to one hundred feet up the team has no choice but to climb. macaws like deep cavities high up in old growth trees those spots are hard