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| TEN YEARS CELEBRATION |
 Last November (2007), the Fundación Jocotoco celebrated the ten-year anniversary of Bob Ridgely´s discovery of the Jocotoco Antpitta
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| WHAT' S NEWS AT THE RESERVES |
Our Buenaventura reserve has WiFi connection in the social area of the UmbrellaBird Lodge.
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| FUTURE PROJECTS: |
Ayampe is one of Fundación Jocotoco's newest projects. This planned reserve, overlooking the Pacific ocean village of Ayampe , is located in the heart of the Ecuadorian coast.
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| SCIENTIFIC HAPPENING: |
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The success story of the El Oro Parakeet
The El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi) , endemic to Ecuador , is one of the 62 globally threatened bird species in Ecuador.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
The Golden-Plumed Parakeet and the Easter Wax Palm
During Easter, the Ecuadorian Catholic population weaves palm decorations to commemorate the day Jesus entered Jerusalem and was received with palms by the townspeople.
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NEW BIRD SIGHTING |
Banded Ground Cuckoo recently seen in the Canande Reserve
In January 2008, Alejandro Solano, while guiding a group of birdwatchers, saw and identified this magnificent forest roadrunner-like cuckoo.
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PICTURE OF THE MONTH |
We invite all our clients, visitors, and friends to send us pictures taken at our reserves.
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A FINAL TOUGTH |
Changes to the landscape and native habitat as a result of human activity have put many of these unique species at risk.
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MISSION STATEMENT |
 The mission of Fundación Jocotoco is to protect land of critical importance for the conservation of Ecuador's avifauna. We accomplish this by purchasing lands and managing them as private reserves with the support and involvement of the communities than surround them. We are guided in our purchase are not adequately represented in Ecuador's national park and reserve system.
Currently we looking for organizations that can support us on a specific project which is Antisana.
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