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En agosto de 2019 FCAT terminó de construir una estación de campo con capacidad para 44 personas. Fue inaugurado oficialmente con la presencia de las comunidades locales, Ministerio del Ambiente, familiares y amigos.

Tulane University students came for a field course: Tropical Field Biology & Conservation. The two-week course helped students develop skills and abilities to become better scientists and also understand the social and economical reality related to conservation efforts in the area.

FCAT received a grant from the LUSH Charity Pot for the project: “Connecting local youths to nature through the study and protection of a threatened rainforest lake”. We will focus on the importance of Cube Lake (Laguna de Cube) in the Esmeraldas province of Ecuador for avian diversity while teaching students ages 11-16 how to …

Subvención de olla de caridad exuberante Leer más »

We are extremely exited to announce that FCAT purchased 164ha of primary forest for conservation inside the Reserva Mache-Chindul (Mache-Chindul Reserve)!! The reserve has a lek of the long-wattled umbrellabird, along with many other endangered species of bird and primate. We started building a scientific station that will support our local community engaged research project …

Compra de terrenos y construcción de una estación de investigación Leer más »

We are very excited to announce that FCAT was recently awarded a grant to study the endangered Banded ground-cuckoo through the National Geographic Species Recovery Program. The banded ground-cuckoo Neomorphus radiolosus is an under- studied species of terrestrial bird. The species is endemic to the Chocó Biogeographic Zone in South America and is categorized by the IUCN as …

Beca de National Geographic para estudiar el cuco terrestre anillado Leer más »