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New website appeal: Defending the Chaco in Paraguay

August 19, 2010

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World Land Trust (WLT) has launched the ‘Defending the Chaco’ appeal on the WLT website in a bid to help reverse the devastation to the Paraguayan Dry Chaco.

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First Field Ecology Course and a New Hummingbird Study at REGUA, Brazil

August 12, 2010

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Field Ecology Course for local Universities
World Land Trust’s (WLT) Brazilian project partner, REGUA, have a growing research programme which involves encouraging universities to carry out research and holding workshops and field courses at the Guapi Assu Reserve.  REGUA are keen to strengthen their links with Brazilian universities and facilitating students to carry out their research projects [...]

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An important step in the conservation of Magellanic penguins in Argentinean waters

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Radio broadcasts on sailing boats in Argentinean waters are helping to protect Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus). This initiative is the result of long negotiations involving World Land Trust (WLT) partner organisation Fundación Patagonia Natural and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in an effort to increase protection of this species, which is listed on the IUCN [...]

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Successful training for African NGOs

August 6, 2010

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The second World Land Trust (WLT) workshop on “Carbon as a funding mechanism for conservation” was held in May in Kibale National Park, Uganda

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Fundación Patagonia Natural collaborates with local government to run Whale Observatory (Argentina)

July 23, 2010

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This year, the Punta Flecha Whaling Observatory, opened by World Land Trust (WLT) partner Fundación Patagonia Natural (FPN) in 1999, will be run in collaboration with staff from the Dirección General de Conservación y Áreas Protegidas (DGCAP).

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Reintroduction of Capuchin Monkeys to Buenaventura, Ecuador

July 7, 2010

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Two suitable reintroduction sites for the White-fronted Capuchin Monkey (Cebus albifrons aequatorialis) have been identified on the Buenaventura Reserve in southern Ecuador. Capuchins were last spotted in the area that is now World Land Trust (WLT) partner Fundación Jocotoco’s Buenaventura Reserve, 25 years ago.

Wild White-fronted Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus albifrons aequatorialis) found during the investigation period © Wilmer [...]

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Wildlife Trust of India convenes important meeting to discuss New Elephant Corridors

June 29, 2010

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In April, World Land Trust (WLT) Project Partner Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) convened a ground breaking meeting of conservation experts, forest authorities and conservation organisation representatives to discuss urgent needs for elephant conservation in Southern India.

Asian Elephants in Corbett National Park in northern India. © Marie Chambers

Inauguration of the newly-designed elephant corridor sign, which [...]

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New Nature Trail Created at Kites Hill Reserve, UK

June 23, 2010

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In April World Land Trust (WLT) and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) created a new nature trail at Kites Hill Reserve, Gloucestershire to enable visitors to experience the beautiful landscape in this area of the Cotswolds.

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Conservation on the Ground – Work of Rangers and Tapir Conservation in Ecuador

June 21, 2010

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Work of a ranger
For World Land Trust (WLT) and Ecuadorian partner Fundación EcoMinga, purchasing land is the main focus for protecting species and habitats. But simply acquiring the land is just the beginning as the reserves that are created must be managed and their wildlife protected effectively.

A Near Threatened Black-and-Chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori), photographed by [...]

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Bill Oddie visits the Atlantic Rainforest

May 24, 2010

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World Land Trust (WLT) CEO John Burton reports: “At the beginning of May, with funding from some of our corporate supporters, I was able to take Bill Oddie to see the work our project partners are doing to conserve some of what is left of the Atlantic Rainforests of Brazil and Argentina. With around 93% already lost, saving the remainder is vital.

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