Giving Back
$1 from every shirt
We donate one dollar from every shirt sale to bird conservation projects around the world.
How It Works
Each year we choose two projects that are doing amazing work in bird conservation. We allocate $1 from each shirt sale to our bird conservation fund. At the end of each year we divide the fund in half and distribute the funds to our two causes. If you would like to nominate a project for next year's fund please visit our contact page or send us an email at info@newplumage.com.
Projects We Support
This year we are donating to Paso Pacifico (Mesoamerica) and Vulpro (South Africa).
Paso Pacifico's Work
Protecting Wildlife Corridors
Paso Pacifico acquires degraded land such as old ranches and farms and restores habitats to provide safe wildlife corridors.
With the help of locals they plant native trees which support birds and other wildlife.
Their team tags and studies migratory birds to map migration routes across Central America.
Saving Endangered Species
The endangered Yellow-naped Amazon parrot is one of their flagship species.
Nests are protected by placing trail cameras above them to reduce poaching. Also they have an incentive program in which they pay community members to protect nests. For each successful fledgling, they pay farmers more than two times what the bird would be sold for on the black market.
Supporting Communities
They protect land, regenerate ecosystems, and monitor endangered species while working with landowners and involving locals to ensure prosperity for wildlife and people.
Their junior rangers program has seen over 400 students graduate.
They offer support and empower women by helping in the creation of a women’s oyster cooperative.
VulPro's Work
Vulture Rehabilitation
VulPro rehabilitates vultures that were victims of illegal poisoning or collisions with power lines.
A new intensive care unit is needed and we hope our funds will contribute to constructing the new ICU!
Research
VulPro is an active member of the scientific research community.
Some of their studies include ex-situ research, spatial movement patterns, population and breeding monitoring.
Breeding Center
With a capacity of up to 30 eggs a year, the breeding center works to increase the local wild population of vultures. Chicks are raised by their captive breeding parents until old enough to be released into the wild.