Visit WLT's Conservation Projects

See Great Green Macaws in Ecuador. Photo © Pro-Bosque.

Visit Ecuador

Cerro Blanco 
(Pro-Bosque)

Location: Dry tropical forest on the outskirts of Guayaquil.
Facilities: Camping, eco lodges, family homestays.
Activities: Birding, canoeing, walking.
Wildlife: Over 200 bird species, over 100 endemic plants, 50 mammals including the Jaguar.
Contact: Eric at horstman.eric@gmail.com

Watch Coatis as they visit feeders at Buenaventura.

Buenaventura, Canandé, Jorupe, Tapichalaca
(Fundación Jocotoco) 

Location: Across Ecuador.
Facilities: Lodges at each reserve accommodate 10 - 12 people.
Activities: Birding, walking.
Wildlife: Over 800 birds, mammals include: Puma and Spectacled Bear.
Contact: Paola Villalba at info@fjocotoco.org

Admire the view and watch the wildlife from the comfort of the lodge at REGUA.

Visit Brazil

Guapi Assu Reserve
(REGUA)

Location: Atlantic Rainforest only 2 hours drive from Rio de Janeiro International Airport.
Facilities: A non-profit lodge sleeps up to 12 people, all meals are provided, hides for bird watching.
Activities: Trekking, birding, guided tours.
Wildlife: Over 450 bird species including 62 Brazilian endemics.
Contact: aregua@terra.com.br

Visit a WLT project to see ancient sites such as this Mayan temple in Rio Bravo. Photo © Dominic White

Visit Belize

Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area 
(Programme for Belize)

Location: Located in the north-west of the country.
Facilities: Dormitory accommodation at the La Milpa and Hill Bank field Stations.
Activities: Hiking nature trails, birding, Mayan ruin visits, canoeing.
Wildlife: Harpy Eagle, Jaguar, Spider Monkey.
Contact: pfbel@btl.net

The Three Giants Biological Station in the Pantanal.

Visit Paraguay

Chaco/Pantanal Reserve
(Guyra Paraguay)

Locations: San Rafael National Park, Paraguayan Pantanal, Asuncion Bay.
Facilities: The Three Giants biological station (Pantanal) sleeps up to 12 people.
Activities: Birding, canoeing, horse riding, fishing.
Wildlife: Mammals include: Jaguar, Giant Otter. Asuncion bay is an Important Bird Area (IBA).
Contact: guyra@guyra.org.py

Immerse yourself in the varied vegetation of the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve. Photo © Roberto Pedraza

Visit Mexico

Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve (SGBR)
(GESG)

Location: Queretaro State - the reserve covers 946,000 acres.
Facilities: An association of ecotourism lodges operated by local communities.
Activities: Guided tours, school ecocamps.
Wildlife: 15 vegetation types, over 330 bird species, over 130 mammal species.
Contact: Margarita Pedraza at ecotours@sierragorda.net

Get a hummingbird close-up as you sit back and watch them come to feeders.

Visit Colombia

EL Dorado, Las Tangaras, Cerulea, Paujil and Arrierto Reserves
(ProAves)

Location: Across Colombia.
Facilities: Birding lodges available at the above named reserves.
Activities: Birding.
Wildlife: Variety of Colombian endemic birds and amphibians.
Contact: fundacion@proaves.org

Swim with the local wildlife around Danjugan Island.

Visit the Philippines

Danjugan Island 
(PRRCFI)

Location: The island is located off the western coast of Negros within the Philippines.
Facilities: No accommodation is available, strictly controlled numbers of visitors are allowed on the island.
Activities: Scuba diving.
Wildlife: Coral reef, fish, green turtles.
Contact:glledesma@gmail.com

When you visit a project area you will have the opportunity to see lots of rare and wonderful wildlife such as this Magellanic Penguin, Patagonia. Photo © Lee Dingain

Visit Patagonia

Estancia la Esperanza
(Fundacion Patagonia Natural)  

Location: In the buffer zone of the Valdes Peninsula, it is not accessible by public transport.
Facilities: Whale observatory, volunteer accommodation.
Activities: Whale watching, walking.
Wildlife: Guanacos, Southern Right Whales, Elephants Seals, South American Sea lion.
Contact:pnatural@patagonianatural.org

Take a stroll around the WLT's only UK reserve: Kites Hill.

UK

Kites Hill Reserve
(WLT)  

Location: Gloucestershire (see location of Kites Hill on Google map).
Facilities: Education boards.
Activities: Walking, wildlife watching.
Wildlife: Beech, oak, bluebell, wood warbler, stock dove.
Contact: World Land Trust

 

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