Apoorva Joshi, mongabay.com correspondent February 26, 2015 This article was produced under the Global Forest Reporting Network and can be re-published on your web site or blog or in your magazine, newsletter, or newspaper under these terms. This article is the second in a two-part series about the shortcomings of protected area definition in Peru. …
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Manu National Park The Manu National Park was legally established in 1973 in order to protect 14 ecosystems ranging from as low as 150 meters in parts of the Amazon Basin to the Puna Highlands at altitudes of 4200 meters. Because of this topographical range, it has one of highest levels of biodiversity of any …
Apoorva Joshi, mongabay.com correspondent This article was produced under the Global Forest Reporting Network and can be re-published on your web site or blog or in your magazine, newsletter, or newspaper under these terms. This article is the first in a two-part series about the shortcomings of protected area definition in Peru. Read the second part. …
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Abra Patricia Reserve protects habitat for many birds including this Silver-backed Tanager (Tangara viridicollis). Two new key properties have been acquired in northern Peru that will expand Abra Patricia Reserve to over 25,000 acres and help protect habitat for 23 globally threatened bird species. The acquisitions were funded by American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and completed …
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Manu National Park The Manu National Park was legally established in 1973 in order to protect 14 ecosystems ranging from as low as 150 meters in parts of the Amazon Basin to the Puna Highlands at altitudes of 4200 meters. Because of this topographical range, it has one of highest levels of biodiversity of any …
Bahuaja-Sonene National Park The Bahuaja-Sonene National Park is the largest multi-national tropical protected area in the world. The park connects 1’091,416 hectares in Peru with Bolivia’s adjacent Madidi National Park. These national parks are part of a chain of national parks that range south to south-central Bolivia. The Heath River, which originates in Lake Titicaca …
Birding and Nature at Peru’s Lomas de Lachay Lomas the Lachay (Lachay Hills) National Reserve is an oasis in the lifeless Atacama Desert. For birding enthusiasts, naturalists, or anyone who wishes to spend a day at a unique nature site in Peru, Lomas Lachay is a must-visit. Lomas de Lachay undergoes dramatic changes ranging from …
Spectacled Bears Seen Near Machu Picchu! Growing up, the mention of a Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) would bring to mind images of a terribly sad and bored animal confined to a circus cage. Spectacled bears at a circus or at the local zoo is what most of us knew about this charismatic shaggy-furred animal. And …
The Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve The Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve has come a long way. From the time it was just a parcel along the Iquitos–Nauta Road to becoming a must-visit for birdwatchers and eco-travelers. I remember visiting with my friend Jose (Pepe) Alvarez every time I was in Iquitos. We would spend whole afternoons talking about Allpahuayo-Mishana’s unique birds, …
Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve, Then and Now Read More »
Twenty-four globally recognized birding experts representing the United States, South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Spain will compete in the first edition of “Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012”, a unique competition in South America. The world’s first birding competition got underway in Peru last Thursday in the Amazon Jungle Region of Tambopata. This epic …
