Category: Wildlife
The Wild Cuyabeno in Pictures – An Immersive Photo Essay
The Cuyabeno: A Photo Essay Let me introduce the Cuyabeno in pictures. In four short days, we were...
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El Pahuma: A Wild Orchid Reserve Near Quito
The 2.5 hour drive from Quito to Mindo, Ecuador follows a long and windy road with very few places...
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Save Refugio Paz de las Aves
Refugio Paz de las Aves is a small, privately-owned birding reserve in the heart of the...
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Protecting the Endangered Frogs of Refugio Paz
One of the positives coming out of the current campaign to save Refugio Paz de Las Aves is an...
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The Vulnerable Giant Antpitta
Earlier this year, the birding world was shocked to learn that the Refugio Paz de Las Aves near...
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4 Great Spots for Birdwatching In Papallacta, Ecuador
Hotsprings and birdwatching in Papallacta, Ecuador? Yes, it is possible to do both! Most people...
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Most Emblematic Bird of Pichincha: The Choco Toucan
On January 29, 2022, the Pichincha Prefecture, the governing entity of the Pichincha Province of...
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Ecuador Nature Guides Available in Quito and Beyond!
This is a guest post by author and biologist Fernanda Salazar Vaca. She sells handy field guides...
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San Francisco de Borja: A Hidden Paradise
A hidden paradise just two and a half hours outside Quito experiences the pandemic in a different...
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Global Big Day Ecuador 2020
Global Big Day is the most important event for the identification and registration of birds in the...
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Giant Catfish in the Amazon
The catfish is an example of mother nature’s generosity. Take, for example, the story of Robert...
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Alambi – A Hummingbird Paradise
Most people drive right by the Alambi Reserve never realizing that they are missing one of the...
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