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Thursday, 26 July 2007:

Otter spotting in the Pantanal (Paraguay) 

Two curious otters. (Click on the photo to see a larger image.)

Alberto Yanosky, of GUYRA Paraguay, World Land Trust partner organisation in Paraguay, sent this fantastic photo with the following comment:

"This is a photo of the giant otter family living in front of the biological station in our reserves in the pantanal. They are really close and visit the site very curiously every day at 7 am!"

The Giant Otter is one of three endangered 'giants' found in the reserve area. The other two are the Giant Anteater and Giant Armadillo and a lodge currently being constructed in the reserve has been given the name Three Giants Lodge.

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The Three Giants Lodge becomes a reality (Paraguay) 

The lodge building work in progress...

...and the builders, taking a well deserved break.

Funded largely by WLT Council Member, Kevin Cox, the Three Giants Lodge, in Guyra Paraguay's Pantanal reserve, is now becoming a reality. WLT Partners, Guyra Paraguay, have overseen the construction of the lodge itself. The Three Giants Lodge is so named because of the three endangered 'giants' found in the reserve area: Giant Otter, Giant Anteater and Giant Armadillo.

Guyra staff member, Pepe Cartes, wrote to us recently saying that the workers building the lodge had, several times, come face to face with a Jaguar who appeared to be curious about what was going on. They have decided that basic security rules need to be established at the Lodge! He also said that Giant Otters were seen most days and that the workers had developed special calls to attract them; they too are interested in the activity and seem to enjoy the workers' presence. John Burton, WLT CEO, who has yet to see a Jaguar in the wild, is hoping that he might come 'face-to-face' with a Jaguar on his visit to the Three Giants Lodge later this year.

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Monday, 2 July 2007:

Competition winner enjoys her stay in the Atlantic Rainforest (Brazil) 

The View from REGUA lodge.

Annaliese Martindale was the lucky winner of the Brazil Holiday Promotion competition back in September last year. She, and her fellow traveller, Clare Everleigh, have recently returned from their holiday and had a wonderful time at the REGUA lodge, as an extract from her email confirms:

"My favourite place was definitely REGUA Lodge. We had it all to ourselves and were spoiled rotten from the moment we arrived. The views from our room overlooking the mountains and the Atlantic rainforest were honestly to die for. We kept pinching ourselves that it was for real. Nicholas Locke, and our guide Adilei, made sure that our days were filled with fun and variety. We went through the forest on horseback, we hiked the trails to a beautiful waterfall and we spotted numerous birds, a snake, puma tracks and a sloth - which made my day. When we were too tired to walk, we went out in the jeep for an exciting experience spotting birds and wildlife along the way. We had the most gorgeous home cooked food and, with large jugs of the local tipple: Caipirinha (made with hand picked limes) - we slept like babies. We would definitely recommend the Lodge as a fantastic place to stay and also the travel company who provided the best service we've ever had.

We have both come home inspired by Nicholas and the wonderful work being done by REGUA. We now know that it is possible to make a difference to the world and especially the rainforest, and we will definitely return to South America for more adventures and are considering voluntary work."

Annaliese and Clare stayed at the REGUA Bird Lodge - see REGUA Bird Lodge; and their trip was organised by WLT sponsors, Trips Worldwide

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