Madidi National Park in Bolivia is one of South America’s most amphibian-rich protected areas, new research has found. The park is home to at least 127 species of amphibians, the study’s authors write, representing nearly 46% of Bolivia’s total amphibian diversity. Madidi’s diversity is a reflection of the park’s “extraordinary altitudinal gradient,” Robert Wallace, co-author of the study and an ecologist at the nonprofit Wildlife Conservation Society, told Mongabay. Spanning an area of 18,958 square kilometers (7,320 square miles), the park ranges in elevation from 180 meters (590 feet) in the Amazonian lowlands, to mountain peaks at 6,044 m (nearly 20,000 ft) in the Andes. This creates a “wide variety of habitats with different climate conditions,” said Wallace. https://lnkd.in/eyyWGUwb
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NEWS: New 10-year plan to save Nigeria’s 400 remaining elephants has been announced. “It's essential to understand that this is a last-chance initiative,” says WCS's Andrew Dunn MBE, its main author, “with irreversible effects if the plan doesn't achieve its objectives.” Yankari Game Reserve there provides a blueprint for success. Since the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nigeria Program intervention there, no elephants have been lost to poaching for ivory. More: https://lnkd.in/eR3nJPCb
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A Southern pudu fawn, one of the world's smallest deer species, is debuting at WCS's Queens Zoo. The fawn was born on June 21 at about 2 pounds. When fully grown, these deer weigh 15 to 20 pounds and stand 14 to 17 inches tall. The species is found in the forests and scrubland across Chile and Argentina. https://lnkd.in/dnfqjHqR
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LISTEN: The world's second-largest animal, the fin whale, can be found in the busy waters off #NewYork year-round, science from our WCS Ocean Giants Team showed earlier this year. A finding that has important conservation implications. 🔊 Part 5 of our #WCSWildAudio Summer Series: https://apple.co/3SNMqRr
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Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park is a beacon of hope for #lions in Central #Africa. A team of Cameroonian rangers and biologists from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and WCS recently placed GPS collars on seven of the big cats—part of a long-term effort to monitor against poaching and to recover Bouba Ndjidda’s wildlife to its former glory. The park is one of the only sites in Central Africa where we are seeing the early signs of recovery in the population, says WCS's Luke Hunter. “The lion is often ignored in conservation planning,” Hunter says, “because they are relatively common and easy to see in the famous, tourist-friendly national parks of East and Southern Africa. But the Northern lion is in real trouble and needs urgent conservation attention.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCBVabtR
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Today is #WorldElephantDay. In Nigeria, we are thrilled to announce a new partnership agreement between the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nigeria Program and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to further strengthen protection of this iconic species in Yankari Game Reserve. This grant will build on previous achievements and support ranger patrols and sustainable livelihoods.
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On International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, a piece co-authored by WCS's Sushil Raj and Dawa Yangi Sherpa calls for all of us to do everything possible to protect Indigenous Peoples in voluntary or forced isolation and initial contact. "The loss of their stewardship of nature," the authors say, "will lead to destruction of high integrity forests, biodiversity, and our ability to combat the climate crisis." Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/ebqtm2mf Co-authored by Galina Angarova, Dr. Myrna Cunningham Kain Pawanka Fund, Roberto Múkaro Agüeibaná Borrero, Diel Mochire #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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Just announced: Unveiling the 2024 cohort of #EquatorPrize winners! Hailing from 8 different countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean, these 11 Indigenous Peoples and local communities have been recognized for their outstanding achievements that place nature at the heart of climate action by: 🌿 Protecting, conserving, and restoring ecosystems 🌿 Integrating nature into climate adaptation and resilience planning 🌿 Paving the way for a just and inclusive green economic transition Discover more about the 15th cohort of winners and their remarkable initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gX6F9PrJ #WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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Meet Chral Ie, a 36-year-old Indigenous Bunong woman from Pu Tang village. A farmer by day, Chral now weaves Kramas thanks to a new livelihood initiative under the Keo Seima REDD+ project. This community-driven program, launched in January 2024, equips women with weaving skills and the opportunity to earn supplemental income. “I hope my Kramas will have good market potential in the future,” says Chral. Watch in HD: https://lnkd.in/eUFsvqXK
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The original guardians of nature are doing their part. Are the rest of us? "Never has it been more urgent than now to protect the right to self-determination of Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation and initial contact," says a piece co-authored by WCS's Sushil Raj and Dawa Yangi Sherpa ahead of tomorrow's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The loss of their stewardship of nature, the authors say, will lead to the destruction of high integrity forests, biodiversity, and our ability to combat the climate crisis. Read more via PBS Nature: https://lnkd.in/ebqtm2mf Co-authored by Galina Angarova, Dr. Myrna Cunningham Kain Pawanka Fund, Roberto Múkaro Agüeibaná Borrero, Diel Mochire #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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