Animals Living in World Land Trust Reserves

The World Land Trust helps save endangered plants and animals through its worldwide conservation projects. Some of these species are new to science, and are unique to the habitats saved by land purchase.

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Animal Information in this section:

• Birds (23)
• Mammals (30)
• Reptiles & Amphibians (6)
• Fishes (4)

Illustrations are copyright where credited. Many of the illustrations have been donated by wildlife artist Bruce Pearson and are taken from the Collins Guide to Rare Mammals of the World. There are also links to the WLT projects where the animals can be found. The status of the animal is shown in red, these are taken from the IUCN red list. The IUCN link with each animal takes you to IUCN data about the animal.

You can also find out about our reserves on the projects page.

News Stories About Animals in WLT Reserves

Birds

• Re-released curassows are persisting in the wild (2007)
• Golden-plumed Parakeets nest in Tapichalaca Reserve (2007)
• Jocotoco Antpittas monitored using transmitters (2007)
• Re-introduced Red-billed Curassows learn to fend for themselves (2007)
• Successful breeding of El Oro Parakeets in artificial nest boxes at Buenaventura (2007)
• Red Billed Curassow back in REGUA Reserve after 30 year gap (2006)
• Patagonia Update: Oil-coated Penguins Rescued (2006)
• New wildlife sightings: Jocotoco Antpittas found in new WLT reserve (2006)
• Penguins sensitive to chill factor (2006)
• Endangered Bird on the Road to Recovery (2005)
• Endangered Bird Found in New WLT Reserve (2005)
• Jocotoco Foundation Bird "Emblem of the City" (2005)
• Habitat of endangered Parrot saved (2004)
• Burrowing Parrots Under Threat in Patagonia (2004)
• Harpy Eagles released in Belize (2003)
• Sightings of Threatened Wildlife on New Reserve in Ecuador (2003)
• Rare Ocellated Turkey of Belize Helped by WLT (2002)
• Is the Burrowing Parrot Endangered? (2002)
• "A Melon with Pogo Stick legs" - a Bird New to Science (2002)

Mammals

• Second jaguar photographed (2007)
• Mountain Agoutis photographed in Tapichalaca (2007)
• Woolly Spider Monkeys seen in REGUA (2007)
• Mongoose spotted in elephant corridor (2007)
• Otter spotting in the Pantanal (2007)
• Elephants reclaim vacated land (2007)
• Hand-raised elephants released into the wild (2007)
• Jaguar in Sierra Gorda photographed (2007)
• Rare monkey sighted in Brazil (2006)
• Otter Research at Guapi Assu (2006)
• More than just Elephants using corridors in India (2006)
• A Sanctuary for the Woolly Spider Monkey (2006)
• Endangered species at Tapichalaca (2006)
• Princesa Returns to the Wild (2005)
• Protecting Endangered Elephants by Following in the Footsteps of The Jungle Book …(2004)
• Southern Sea Lion colony at all time high! (2004)
• Jaguars on the increase at the Rio Bravo (2003)
• Rare wolf photographed in Brazil (2002)
• Elusive Puma sighted (2002)

Reptiles & Amphibians

• Endangered Frogs Discovered in WLT Reserve (2005)
• New Species of Treefrog discovered in Ecuador (2003)

Miscellaneous

• Capturing Wildlife on film at Río Canandé and Buenaventura (2007)
• Roadrunner and puma captured by remote cameras (2007)
• Animals large and small rescued after Patagonia fire (2003)