How can I help?
Take part in the conservation of Guatemalan Wildlife!!
Become an ARCAS Member
ARCAS is a Guatemalan NGO committed to preserving Guatemalan wildlife and its habitat. It carries out projects in three areas of Guatemala:
Guatemala City
- Environmental Education; Cerro Alux; Networking
Hawaii Park, Pacific Coast
- Sea turtle, crocodile and iguana conservation; Environmental Education; Mangrove Reforestation; Community Projects; Establishment of the 5000 hectare Hawaii Protected Area
Petén
- Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center; Macaws Without Borders Project; Jaguars Without Borders Project; Spider Monkey Reintroduction Project; and Kinkajou Kingdom Environmental Education Center.
Being a non-profit association, ARCAS depends on donations from foundations, companies and friends around the world. However, many times we don’t know from one year to the next whether we will have the resources we need to carry out our conservation activities. For this reason we are trying to expand our membership base of concerned animal-lovers around the world willing to help us with an annual contributions.
Experience the many rewards of being a supporting member of ARCAS!!!
Levels of giving and benefits
ASSOCIATE $25-$199
*ARCAS Annual Report and a Sample of our Environmental Education Materials, Posters, Bumper stickers, etc.
FRIEND $200-$500
The benefits listed above, plus:
* Recognition in the Annual Report
* An invitation for a one-day visit to the Hawaii National Park on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala for a trip through the mangrove wetlands and to view nesting sea turtles.
FELLOW $500-$999
In addition to above:
* An exclusive invitation for an all-expenses paid weekend stay at the Hawaii National Park.
Guatemalan young people
* A complimentary one-day whale, dolphin and sea turtle-watching trip aboard the sailboat Squeaky IX
SPONSOR $1,000-$2,499
All of the above plus:
* A Diploma of Recognition
* A two-day invitation to the ARCAS Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Petén, including a guided tour of Kinkajou Kingdom, the opportunity to work at the Rescue Center and two days free food and lodging. (Doesn’t include transportation costs from Guatemala City)
PARTNER $2,500-Above
In addition to the above:
* A Plaque of Recognition from ARCAS
* The opportunity to plan your own 5-day tour of all three of our project areas. In addition to those mentioned above, you may want to participate in some of our environmental education activities in the Guatemala City area or in one of our environmental eco-field trips with underprivileged and orphaned
If you would like to help us in this very important work, please contact us regarding how to make a donation.
All donations to ARCAS are tax-deductible in the United States under Project COPE, a joint project with the Columbus Zoo
You can specify which project you wish to support, whether it be general maintenance of rescue center facilities, care of a specific animal, support for the scarlet macaw captive breeding program, educational activities for under-privileged children or for the purchase of sea turtle nests at Parque Hawaii. Let us know how you want your donation spent.
In addition to these regular donations, many of our friends prefer to contribute to the purchasing of sea turtle eggs at the Hawaii and El Rosario Hatcheries through our Sponsor-a-Nest. Let us know if you want more information about this program.