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Peru Wildlife: Manu National Park
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in Peru. The Manu Road is famous in birding circles. In 1973, the Peruvian government established Manu as a park protecting the great biodiversity living in it. In 1977, Manu National Park became a Biosphere Reserve. Then, in 1987, UNESCO declared Manu a World Natural Heritage Site. Protecting countless numbers of species of animals and plants, and a plethora of different habitats, Manu truly is "a living eden.".
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Peru Wildlife: Locations
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in Peru. Heath River - Tambopata area. Peru has several excellent locations for watching wildlife. There are national parks and protected areas with good tourist facilities. These areas provide good opportunities for viewing wildlife. Here. Is a map of Peru showing the locations of many of these parks. Ballestas Islands (Islas Ballestas). Pampa Galeras National Reserve. Rio Abiseo National Park. Sierra del Divisor Reserve Zone.
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Peru Wildlife: Mammals
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in Peru. Common Woolly Monkey - Lagothrix lagotricha. Peru has over 500 species of mammals, of which about 70 are endemic and about 100 are threatened or endangered. These include spectacular species like the Jaguar and Spectacled Bear and rare endemic species like the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey. Anderson's Mouse-Opossum - Marmosa andersoni. Bishop's Slender Mouse-Opossum - Marmosa bishopi. Giant Armadillo - Priodones maximus.
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Peru Wildlife: Country Overview
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in Peru. Peru is located on the west coast of South America. It is bordered by Ecuador in the north, Colombia to the northeast, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the southeast and Chile to the South. Peru can be broadly divided into 3 geographical regions: the Coast, the Andes mountains and the Amazon rain forest. Scientists from the World Wildlife Fund have defined a set of worldwide ecoregions. Northern Andean Montane Forests.
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Peru Wildlife: Amphibians
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in Peru. Amazon Milk Frog - Trachycephalus venulosus. Nobles Pygmy Frog - Noblella pygmaea by Alessandro Catenazzi. New frog species - Hyla antoniiochoai. There are about 380 species of frogs in Peru (based on this search. Some nice photos of frogs in Acjanaco, Upper Manu area by Alessandro Catenazzi. .link. Frog photographs from the Iquitos region by Devin Edmonds. .link. Monkey frog - Phyllomedusa bicolor .photo. Checklist of...
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Peru Wildlife: Organizations
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in Peru. Wildlife and Nature Organizations in Peru. There are a host of wildlife organizations passionately working today to study and protect wildlife and wild places in Peru. We have listed a few here and are working on expanding the list. If you know of any that are not listed here, please . ACA - Amazon Conservation Association. ACEER - Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research. Center for Tropical Conservation.
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Yucatan Wildlife: Trip Reports
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Wildlife Trip Reports for Yucatan Locations. We have collected some detailed trip reports from different sources. These can be helpful in planning a trip and selecting specific locations. 4-11 Jan. 2008 by Michael Retter, Ruth Miller and Alan Davies. Some nice photographs, locations include Calakamul and Cozumel. .link. Nov 26th - Dec 6th, 2004, by Paul Hudson. Locations include Ek Balam,...
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Yucatan Wildlife: Yucatan Peninsula
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Topography, Climate, and Vegetation. At 17 to 21 north latitude, the peninsula sits within the "outer tropics"- an area where rainfall is generally substantially less, and more seasonal, than in the truly wet equatorial rain belt. The facts in this article are based on information from the following:. The Yucatán Peninsula separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. It includes p...
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Yucatan Wildlife: Resource Links
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Your first destination for information about wildlife watching and ecotourism in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Other Yucatan Wildlife Related Links. The Maya Forest is the largest remaining tropical rainforest outside of the Amazon. That makes it the world's second largest rainforest. Web site from the Annual Birding Festivals. .link. Yucatan Dry Forest Ecological Region, WWF Report. .link. The Nature Conservancy's projects in the Maya Forest. .link. Yucatan Living - A blog which is a good resource fo...
