In Argentina’s Córdoba Province, less than 5% of native forests remain following years of logging, wildfires and urbanisation.

The Chaco Taguá Biological Corridor will protect a significant portion of these forests as well as large parts of the Chaqueña, the second-largest forest area in South America, which itself has faced significant deforestation due to agricultural expansion.

With this project, our partner Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina aims to connect and expand two protected areas within Córdoba, preserving threatened ecosystems and allowing native wildlife – including the once-thought extinct Chacoan Peccary – to travel safely across the landscape.

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This former sheep ranch covers 16,555 acres (6,700 ha) of Patagonian Coastal Desert Steppe habitat in Chubut Province. It is now managed for its biodiversity, including important populations of Puma, Guanaco and Patagonian Mara, as well as offshore congregations of Killer Whale and Southern Right Whale.

Fundación Patagonia Natural (FPN) protect La Esperanza through their team of rangers, who are present on the site year-round to ensure that poaching, wildfires and other threats are minimised. To provide income for the ongoing management and protection of the reserve, FPN are currently establishing ecotourism opportunities and developing facilities for visiting students and volunteers.

The reserve was badly impacted by a major fire in 2016, which burned over 9,885 acres (4,000 ha) of the reserve. Since the fire, FPN have been monitoring the recovery of the vegetation and dependent wildlife (particularly Guanaco) and increasing firefighting training and capacity for their wardens.

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This reserve, managed by Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina, protects almost 11,000 acres (4,450 ha) of Yungas cloud forest in the north of the country. It serves as an important ecological corridor for the Jaguar and an Area of Importance for the Conservation of Bats (AICOM), while also providing habitat for the Tucumán Amazon, a parrot endemic to the Yungas ecoregion.

Protecting El Pantanoso is key for the conservation of the Yungas in Jujuy Province as it buffers Calilegua National Park and connects it to Estancia Urundel, restricting access for hunters, loggers and oil prospectors seeking to exploit these large, well-preserved rainforest blocks.

Following WLT’s support to create El Pantanoso in 2016, project activities now focus on the ongoing management of the reserve, funding a ranger salary, improvements to the access road and ongoing biological monitoring.

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WLT partnered with Fundación Hábitat y Desarrollo’s (FHD) in 2021 to create the first effective reserve on the Somuncurá Plateau, where invasive species and unsustainable land-use practices are pushing a rich array of endemic species to the brink of extinction. With support from WLT’s Buy an Acre programme, this project will protect an initial property of 4,725 ha (11,675 acres) and also fund initial management of the reserve over the first three years.

There are a number of species here that are found nowhere else on Earth, including the El Rincon Stream Frog and Naked Characin (a type of fish) that are both Critically Endangered and survive in just a single stream. Since the project began, FHD have restored 2km of this stream, fenced off other key sites degraded by invasive wild boars, and worked with local farmers to help manage livestock movement and protect native predators like Puma and Culpeo (Andean Fox).

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The Traslasierra National Park contains one of the southernmost strongholds of Dry Chaco forest within Argentina – a precious habitat home to an exceptional diversity of species. Among these are over 230 bird species and 35 mammal species, many of which are found nowhere else on Earth. These include the Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis), Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri), and Chacoan Naked-tail Armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis).

But with support from WLT’s Buy an Acre programme, Aves Argentinas is purchasing 2,606 hectares (6,440 acres), as part of a wider acquisition of 46,538 hectares (114,998 acres). This will significantly advance the protection of the Dry Chaco Forest ecosystem and also increase connectivity to neighbouring reserves such as the Chancaní Provincial Park, Salinas Grandes Provincial Reserve, and Ansenuza National Park.

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