Category: Rainforest Trust

Categories: Andean Condor, Cayambe-Coca National Park, conservation, Ecuador, Gran Sumaco National Park, Jocotoco Foundation, Papallacta Pass, Rainforest Trust Posted on

Great Conservation News from Ecuador!

Ecuador’s Jocotoco Foundation and the US-based Rainforest Trust have purchased a final, key property to “create a permanent refuge for the largest population of Andean Condors in the Northern Andes.” Woolly Tapirs and Spectacled Bears also roam those hills.  Andean Condor in Cayambe-Coca National Park … Continue readingGreat Conservation News from Ecuador!

Categories: ceiba tree, Comb Duck, Ecuador, Jocotoco Foundation, Jorupe Reserve, Rainforest Trust, silver-leaved cecropia Posted on

Heading for Jorupe

Deciduous dry forest, Tumbesian style, at Jorupe Reserve (Photos by Narca) Jorupe Reserve in extreme southwestern Ecuador is only a stone’s throw from Peru. One of the reserves under the aegis of the Jocotoco Foundation, Jorupe protects tropical deciduous forest, a habitat that has nearly … Continue readingHeading for Jorupe