Fauna Forever

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Dung beetles are cool. They always have been and they always will be. We sample them in live traps, and return then to the forest after measuring and weighing them. Join... news.mongabay.com/2019/05/all-yo…

A nice news piece about one of our previous interns on the nature photography team from Black Hills State University. Congratulations Jase Wilts, enjoy Iceland and have fun with the up-and-coming full-time job starting in June. bhsu.edu/About-BHSU/New…

So, who is ready for the Global Big Day of birding on Saturday? Our team this year will be led by Chris Ketola, who will be out and about with volunteers and interns around the Secret Forest research site... ebird.org/news/global-bi…

Here are a few more of the wildlife sequences that appeared on the recent "Our Planet" documentary (Jungles episode), narrated by Sir David and featured on Netflix. Our nature photography partners, Untamed... facebook.com/FaunaForever/p…

A great album of photos by herpetofauna intern Roman Christen from Switzerland. Most of the images are taken in and around the Secret Forest station on the Tambopata River. #snakes #frogs #internship #rainforest #conservation #volunteer #peru #wildlife facebook.com/story.php?stor…

So, we would be up there at the top somewhere...a wilderness destination to be visited yearly, right? We can certainly provide rabbits (Sylvilagus brasiliensis, well only one species anyway), storks (Mycteria... facebook.com/FaunaForever/p…

"Policymakers and finance mechanisms should view stable forests as a complementary element within a holistic, long-term approach to resource management" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Oh no, the secret is out! Living near protected areas (parks and reserves) in the tropics is actually good for you and your family. A shame Peru wasn't included in this particular study, but we are confident a... advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/4/ea…

Although Peru is mostly biodiverse rainforest (60% in fact), don't forget to spend time in the Andes and in the Sacred Valley near Cusco. Then you'll be able to witness scenes like this! Thanks to Raul Correa. vimeo.com/67677324?fbcli…

Yes, that is a full sized deer in the amazon rainforest! In fact we have two species roaming the jungle of our Secret Forest research site, the Grey Brocket Deer and the Red Brocket Deer. Can you guess the major diffence between the species? Yup, it... facebook.com/FaunaForever/v…

The more you walk, and the more you look, the more you see! After many years we have seen another Banded Galliwasp, this time by Mark Fernley (Nature Photography coordinator) in the Las Piedras watershed to the... facebook.com/FaunaForever/p…

Great video about what it takes to produce a wildlife guide in the Amazon rainforest, in this case of bats. We use this Amazonian bat guide quite often, and within our bat research project we are working on filling... facebook.com/FaunaForever/p…

For those you joining our medicinal plant research team as a volunteer or intern, we recommend watching this historical piece about Richard Schultes' work in the Colombian Amazon bit.ly/2tD2FoA bit.ly/2tD2FoA

How do our mammal, bird and herptofauna research coordinators spend their personal time away from camp? By going birding of course!! Highlights included a Black-collared Hawk, two Gray Lined Hawks and a bunch of adult male Band-tailed Manakins! facebook.com/FaunaForever/v…

The camera traps of our mammal research team not only capture mammals but also other wildlife. In this video, you are seeing two adult Pale-winged Trumpeters (Psophia leucoptera) and one chick. The chicks of this... facebook.com/FaunaForever/v…

Great to see our partners Untamed Photography (and thus by association Mark Fernley and Chris Kirkby) in the credits of the Netflix documentary Our Planet! facebook.com/FaunaForever/p…

Even though our bat research and monitoring program doesn’t swing into full gear for a few more weeks, some of our local bats just can’t wait! These two bats got caught in our bird mist nets recently. Just a taste of what’s to come when we begin our exciting new project!

It might be a challenge to beat this Bornean rainforest tree in height, but we will give it a go! Join our tree research team as a volunteer (faunaforever.org/tree-research-…) to learn lots about... bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

Even a mighty predator like a Puma (Cougar or Mountain-lion) can get frightened! Watch till the end of the video when he realizes there is a camera in front of him!! Not to worry, our mammal research team has seen... facebook.com/FaunaForever/v…