EcoMinga’s Reserve Manager and leading amphibian expert Juan Pablo Reyes-Puig is no stranger to new discoveries. In 2014, he helped identify three new frog species (Pristimantis puruscafeum, P. marcoreyesi, and P. punzan) and then, in 2019, two more (P. mallii and Noblella naturetrekii), and in...
Today we are delving into the mysterious lives of the elusive Sunda Pangolin, keratin-covered climbers that are one of the most trafficked animals in the world. This year, World Land Trust (WLT) supporters have a chance to provide a better future for these Critically Endangered mammals – donating...
On July 23rd 2024, after six years of intense collaboration, a groundbreaking new protected area law was finally passed in Bolivia. This marks a historic milestone for both the Guaraní Indigenous people and the remarkable wildlife of the Gran Chaco ecosystem. At a glance A new law – the Charagua...
The important conservation work that WLT supports could not happen without rangers, the committed and passionate men and women working tirelessly to protect reserves and keep nature safe. Every year on 31 July, the world comes together to celebrate World Ranger Day and recognise the incredible work...
This summer, Operation Ocelot is going on tour! Mission Three is leaving South America far behind and heading east to the extraordinary Dakatcha Woodland in Kenya. Among the last 10% of East Africa’s coastal forests, the Dakatcha Woodland is rich in fascinating and highly threatened wildlife that...
What would it take to put the brakes on the sixth mass extinction and save the world’s most threatened species? According to a groundbreaking new study published in Frontiers in Science, co-authored by World Land Trust conservationists Richard Cuthbert and Charlotte Beckham, the answer is a lot...
In northern Borneo, our partner HUTAN has a very creative solution to the problem of habitat fragmentation. By creating artificial canopy bridges, they are helping reconnect populations of Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) and other wildlife, including Southern Pig-tailed Macaques (Macaca...
In the lush forests and rolling grasslands of the Brahmaputra Valley, WLT has been working with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) since 2019 to create a safe passage for India’s largest population of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus). Through our Plant a Tree programme, WLT and WTI have worked together...
We are delighted to announce that our partner Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina (FBA) has completed a 5,411-hectare (13,000-acre) land purchase within the Dry Chaco region of Argentina. We would like to say a huge thank you to all those who contributed to our Buy an Acre programme and made this...
The Ankarabolava-Agnakatrika forests of southeastern Madagascar are an important refuge for dwarf and mouse lemurs. But, for some time, our partner MBG-Madagascar has not known which ones. Now, with the help of lemur expert Dr. Marina Blanco, they are starting to find out. In October 2023, Dr...
Exciting progress has been made by our partner Missouri Botanical Garden – Madagascar Programme (MBG-Madagascar) towards the protection of the highly threatened Ankarabolava-Agnakatrika forests. We are delighted to share what they have achieved so far this year. More land for people and wildlife...
Exciting news has reached us from our partner Naturaleza y Cultura Peru (NCP) in the cloud forest of northern Peru, with a camera trap filming Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) cubs at one of their private conservation areas (ACPs). A wonderful video of two young Spectacled Bear cubs was...
