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  • As the chagra (cowboy) herds the cattle into the corral they start moving around in a huge circle<br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuador (25,000 Hectares)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    10914 Chagra & Cattle.tif
  • Chagras (cowboys) herding cattle towards Hacienda<br />
During a 2 week process the Chagras ride to all areas of the ranch herding the cattle in for the annual round-up. <br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in the Ecuadorian Andes (25,000 Hectares)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    10882_Herding_Cattle.jpg
  • Ecuadorian Chagra (cowboy) at cross of Hacienda (ranch) rearing up on horse. <br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuadorian Andes (25.000 hectares)<br />
base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    11172_Chagra_Horse_rearing.jpg
  • Huaorani Indian, Kope Tega relaxing in her hammock inside her hut. This is usually the only furnishing in the huts.<br />
Bameno Community. Yasuni National Park.<br />
Amazon rainforest, ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This Indian tribe were basically uncontacted until 1956 when missionaries from the Summer Institute of Linguistics made contact with them. However there are still some groups from the tribe that remain uncontacted.  They are known as the Tagaeri & Taromenane. Traditionally these Indians were very hostile and killed many people who tried to enter into their territory. Their territory is in the Yasuni National Park which is now also being exploited for oil.
    HU155 Kope Tega in hammock.jpg
  • Namo Yate hunting with a lance which is made from the stem of a palm tree. Large terrestrial game like peccaries and tapir are hunted in this way.<br />
Bameno Community. Yasuni National Park.<br />
Amazon rainforest, ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This Indian tribe were basically uncontacted until 1956 when missionaries from the Summer Institute of Linguistics made contact with them. However there are still some groups from the tribe that remain uncontacted.  They are known as the Tagaeri & Taromenane. Traditionally these Indians were very hostile and killed many people who tried to enter into their territory. Their territory is in the Yasuni National Park which is now also being exploited for oil.
    HU998 Namo Yate hunting with lance.jpg
  • Huaorani women, Awame Gomoke & Dete Iteka both wearing crowns topped with Harpy Eagle feather<br />
Bameno Community. Yasuni National Park.<br />
Amazon rainforest, ECUADOR.  South America<br />
This Indian tribe were basically uncontacted until 1956 when missionaries from the Summer Institute of Linguistics made contact with them. However there are still some groups from the tribe that remain uncontacted.  They are known as the Tagaeri & Taromenane. Traditionally these Indians were very hostile and killed many people who tried to enter into their territory. Their territory is in the Yasuni National Park which is now also being exploited for oil.
    HU3158 Huaorani wearing crowns.jpg
  • White-throated or Cuvier's Toucans for meat (Ramphastos tucanus)<br />
Amazon Rain Forest. ECUADOR. South America<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Found in canopy and borders of humid forest in lowlands and foothills of the east. Found SE Colombia to n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.<br />
These birds were hunted by Huaorani Indians using blowpipes.
    GA80 White-throated Toucans.jpg
  • Huaorani Indian - Ontagamo Kaimo out hunting with his blowgun. Gabaro Community. Yasuni National Park.<br />
Amazon rainforest, ECUADOR. South America<br />
This Indian tribe were basically uncontacted until 1956 when missionaries from the Summer Institute of Linguistics made contact with them. However there are still some groups from the tribe that remain uncontacted. They are known as the Tagaeri & Taromenani. Traditionally these Indians were very hostile and killed many people who tried to enter into their territory. Their territory is in the Yasuni National Park which is now also being exploited for oil.
    GA2161 Huaorani hunter.jpg
  • Cofan Indians from Dureno Community wearing traditional dress<br />
Atanacio Criollo & Alejandro Criollo<br />
Agua Rico River near Dureno Amazon Rain Forest ECUADOR South America<br />
Crown made from Mealy (Amazon) Parrot feathers - (Amazona farinosa) Necklace of beads & peccary teeth, arm bands of palm leaves and snake skin.<br />
This is the tribe who are fighting TEXACO oil company about damage done to their land from drilling and bad waste disposal
    15864_Cofan_Indians.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in sunset.<br />
West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar in Subantarctic regions.<br />
These penguins are resident and breed in the Falklands. They are fairly widely distributed and form compact breeding colonies of 300-500 pairs. The breeding sites are usually situated on low, open coastal heath or grassland and usually 100's of meters inland. Some populations use same site annually while others progress inland selecting new sites each year which is why some colonies are up to 5 km inland. Breeding begins in late September when colonies are established. A clutch of 2 eggs is laid in mid October. Incubation is 33-34 days and young are fully moulted by late January and enter sea by early February. They feed extensively on Lobster Krill. Schooling fish and squid are also taken.
    PS2156 Gentoo Penguins.jpg
  • Southern Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) Mother & pup - a few days old.<br />
Sea Lion Island. South of mainland east Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, found in most Subantarctic islands including South Georgia. Some breeding populations are also found on the southern South American coasts of Tierra del Fuego and north to Punta Norte on the Argentine coast.
    SL1689 Southern Elephant Seals.jpg
  • Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
Usually quite tame and very curious towards man. Rarely take prey on the wing using instead its ability to run and grasp penguin chicks and eggs and small petrels with its powerful feet and claws. Also feed on insects, molluscs and carrion. Can survive during critical winter periods on excreta of Gentoo penguins and fur seals.  They nest on cliff edges, under large rock slabs or on the top of a tussock grass clump, often close to the seabird colonies on which they prey.<br />
RANGE: Falkland Islands where it is largely restricted to offshore tussock islands like Jason Island group, Beauchene and Sea Lion Island, Islets of Cape Horn and some islands off the south west coast of Chile as far north as Isla Tarlton.<br />
NEAR THREATENED due to small population and restricted range.<br />
Less than 1000 birds exist.
    SJ1140 Striated Caracara.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, West Point and New Island.<br />
The Jasons (Grand, Elephant and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
THIS ISLAND HAS THE LARGEST BLACK-BROWED COLONY IN THE WORLD WITH 100,000+ PAIRS. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Falklands Conservation have an ongoing research project with the Albatross on Steeple Jason.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ1451 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar in Subantarctic regions.<br />
These penguins are resident and breed in the Falklands. They are fairly widely distributed and form compact breeding colonies of 300-500 pairs. The breeding sites are usually situated on low, open coastal heath or grassland and usually 100's of meters inland. Some populations use same site annually while others progress inland selecting new sites each year which is why some colonies are up to 5 km inland. Breeding begins in late September when colonies are established. A clutch of 2 eggs is laid in mid October. Incubation is 33-34 days and young are fully moulted by late January and enter sea by early February. They feed extensively on Lobster Krill. Schooling fish and squid are also taken.
    SJ1890 Gentoo Penguin.jpg
  • Imperial Cormorant or King Shag or King Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps albiventer)<br />
Nesting on a Pink Pond. Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Coasts of South America, Subantarctic Islands, Antarctic Peninsula<br />
They usually breed in closely packed colonies often associated with Rockhopper Penguins and Black-browed Albatross on flat cliff top sites. The nest is a column of mud, tussock grass and algae. 2 - 4 eggs are layed. They feed offshore, often in flocks pursuing feed, usually small schooling fish.<br />
<br />
The Jasons (Grand and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
This island has the largest Black-browed Albatross colony in the world with 113,000. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)
    SJ2473 Imperial Cormorant.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, West Point and New Island.<br />
The Jasons (Grand, Elephant and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
THIS ISLAND HAS THE LARGEST BLACK-BROWED COLONY IN THE WORLD WITH 100,000+ PAIRS. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Falklands Conservation have an ongoing research project with the Albatross on Steeple Jason.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ3653 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) 'runway'<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
The colony has various 'runways' which the birds use to take off depending on the wind direction and velocity. Here they are running to take off as there is very little wind.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, West Point and New Island.<br />
The Jasons (Grand, Elephant and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
THIS ISLAND HAS THE LARGEST BLACK-BROWED COLONY IN THE WORLD WITH 100,000+ PAIRS. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Falklands Conservation have an ongoing research project with the Albatross on Steeple Jason.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ3827 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, West Point and New Island.<br />
The Jasons (Grand, Elephant and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
THIS ISLAND HAS THE LARGEST BLACK-BROWED COLONY IN THE WORLD WITH 100,000+ PAIRS. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Falklands Conservation have an ongoing research project with the Albatross on Steeple Jason.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ946 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, West Point and New Island.<br />
The Jasons (Grand, Elephant and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
THIS ISLAND HAS THE LARGEST BLACK-BROWED COLONY IN THE WORLD WITH 100,000+ PAIRS. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Falklands Conservation have an ongoing research project with the Albatross on Steeple Jason.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ2501 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, West Point and New Island.<br />
The Jasons (Grand, Elephant and Steeple) are a chain of islands 40 miles (64km) north and west off West Falkland towards Patagonia. Steeple is 6 by 1 mile (10Km by 1.6km) in size. From the coast the land rises steeply to a rocky ridge running along the length. <br />
THIS ISLAND HAS THE LARGEST BLACK-BROWED COLONY IN THE WORLD WITH 100,000+ PAIRS. The island is owned by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) Falklands Conservation have an ongoing research project with the Albatross on Steeple Jason.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ2563 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Pete OXFORD, Black-browed Albatross, ENDANGERED<br />
Julio Zaldumbide 506 y Toledo, Quito, Ecuador, South America.<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958      Mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
<br />
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
Steeple Jason Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SJ2209 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Pete OXFORD, Black-browed Albatross, ENDANGERED,<br />
Julio Zaldumbide 506 y Toledo, Quito, Ecuador, South America.<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958      Mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
<br />
Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) with chick<br />
Saunders Island. Off north coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS. LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    SS425 Black-browed Albatross & C...jpg
  • King Penguin (Aptenodytes p. patagonica) silhouette<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VVV541 King Penguin.jpg
  • King Penguin Chick (Aptenodytes p. patagonica). Also known as Oakum Boy.<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VV429 King Penguin Chick.jpg
  • Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Juan Fernandez Island in Pacific, Islands along coast of Southern Chile to islands off Cape Horn, South Atlantic coast of Argentina up to Valdez Peninsula and Falkland Islands.<br />
These penguins are migrants and breed in the Falklands. They are fairly widely distributed in the Falklands. They nest in burrows beneath tussock pedestals. Breeding begins mid October. Incubation is 38-41 days and young are fully moulted by late January. Adults will vacate the site after their moult in March. They feed extensively on schooling fish and squid.
    VV230 Magellanic Penguin.jpg
  • King Penguins (Aptenodytes p. patagonica) <br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VVV515 King Penguins.jpg
  • Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) braying.<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Juan Fernandez Island in Pacific, Islands along coast of Southern Chile to islands off Cape Horn, South Atlantic coast of Argentina up to Valdez Peninsula and Falkland Islands.<br />
These penguins are migrants and breed in the Falklands. They are fairly widely distributed in the Falklands. They nest in burrows beneath tussock pedestals. Breeding begins mid October. Incubation is 38-41 days and young are fully moulted by late January. Adults will vacate the site after their moult in March. They feed extensively on schooling fish and squid.
    VVV636 Magellanic Penguins.jpg
  • Pete OXFORD, Rockhopper Penguin, BIRDS,<br />
Julio Zaldumbide 506 y Toledo, Quito, Ecuador, South America.<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958      Mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
<br />
Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) on the beach making its way back to the colony.<br />
FALKLAND ISLANDS.
    SU712 Rockhopper Penguin.jpg
  • King Penguins (Aptenodytes p. patagonica)<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VVV979 King Penguins.jpg
  • King Penguins (Aptenodytes p. patagonica) on beach.<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VVVV429 King Penguins.jpg
  • King Penguins (Aptenodytes p. patagonica) on beach.<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VVVVVV2066 King Penguins.jpg
  • King Penguins (Aptenodytes p. patagonica) on beach.<br />
Volunteer Point, Johnson's Harbour, East Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
RANGE: Circumpolar, breeding on Subantarctic Islands. Extensive colonies found in South Georgia, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen and Macquarie Islands. The Falklands represent its most northerly range. They are highly gregarious which probably accounts for it common association with colonies of Gentoo Penguins.<br />
King Penguins are the largest and most colourful penguins found in the Falklands. They have a unique breeding cycle. The incubation of one egg lasts for 54-55 days and chick rearing 11-12 months. As the complete cycle takes more than one year a pair will generally only breed twice in three years.
    VVVVVV2098 King Penguins.jpg
  • Sheep (hoggets-one year olds) after shearing. (Clippies)<br />
Port Howard. Northern end of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
This is the largest privately owned farm in the Falkland Islands with an area of 200,000 acres and over 40,000 sheep. The farm is owned by the Myles brothers and the settlement houses six shepherds and their families along with some retired farm workers.
    PH1774_Sheep_after_shearing.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) after Biometric data taken being carried back to river by Franklin Tobar.<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km N of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 weeks incubation.<br />
(This female measured:69cm curved carapace length & weighed:31kg and layed 121 eggs) Females come ashore to sun themselves for several days before laying to boost egg development.  They lay when the river is at its lowest. Herbacious and live in white or black water rivers moving into flooded forests of the Amazon during the wet season to feed on fallen seeds and fruit.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Min. of Environment Camp which works in conjuction with the National Guard (Guardia Nacional) who help enforce wildlife laws and offer security to camp. From here the ministery co-ordinate with other local communities along the river to hand-rear turtles for the first year of their life and then release them. They pay a salary to a person in each community that participates in the project as well as providing all food etc. The turtles are protected by law and there is a ban on the use of fishing nets in the general area. During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR1783_Giant_River_Turtle.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) having carapace marked for future ID by Franklin Tovar<br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L +- 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in S. America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 wks incubation. Females come ashore to sun themselves for several days before laying to boost egg development and lay when the river is at its lowest. Herbacious and live in white or black water rivers moving into flooded forests during the wet season to feed on fallen seeds and fruit.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Ministery of Environment Camp which works in conjuction with the National Guard (Guardia Nacional) who help enforce wildlife laws and offer security to camp staff. From here the ministery co-ordinate with other local communities along the river to hand-rear turtles for the 1st year of their life and then release them. The ministery pays a salary to a person in each community that participates in the project as well as providing all food etc. The turtles are protected by law and there is also a ban on the use of fishing nets in the general area. During the egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the 1st year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival. Biometric data is taken from any female that has layed eggs and is returning to the river. Also animals that are subsequently caught by fishermen etc are marked
    OR1611_Giant_River_Turtle.jpg
  • Orinoco River, north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA border. South America.<br />
The Orinoco is the 3rd longest river in S. America 2,200Km and the third largest in Volume in the world after the Amazon and the Congo Rivers. 1 200 000 cubic meters of water into the Atlantic Ocean through its huge deltas per year.
    OR2293_Orinoco_River.jpg
  • Giant River Turtles sunning on sand bank (Podocnemis expansa)  <br />
CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 weeks incubation. Females come ashore to sun themselves for several days before laying to boost egg development.  They lay when the river is at its lowest. They are Herbacious and live in white or black water rivers moving into flooded forests of the Amazon during the wet season to feed on fallen seeds and fruit.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Ministery of Environment Camp which works in conjuction with the National Guard (Guardia Nacional) who help enforce wildlife laws and offer security to camp staff. From here the ministery co-ordinate with other local communities along the river to hand-rear turtles for the first year of their life and then release them. The ministery pays a salary to one person in each community that participates in the project as well as providing all food etc. The turtles are protected by law and there is also a ban on the use of fishing nets in the general area. During the egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are dug up and relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival. Biometric data is taken from any female they find that has layed eggs and is returning to the river.
    OR756_Giant_River_Turtles.jpg
  • Giant River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) after laying eggs and ID marked returns to river. CAPTIVE-REARING PROGRAM FOR REINTRODUCTION TO THE WILD<br />
CITES II      IUCN ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
Playita Beach, (mid) Orinoco River, 110 Km north of Puerto Ayacucho. Apure Province, VENEZUELA. South America. <br />
L average 90cm, Wgt 30-45kg. Largest fresh water river turtle in South America. Eggs round & 42mm. 90-100 per clutch. 6-8 weeks incubation.<br />
(This female measured:69cm curved carapace length & weighed:31kg and layed 121 eggs) Females come ashore to sun themselves for several days before laying to boost egg development.  They lay when the river is at its lowest. Herbacious and live in white or black water rivers moving into flooded forests of the Amazon during the wet season to feed on fallen seeds and fruit.<br />
RANGE: Amazonia, Llanos & Orinoco of Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia.<br />
Project from Base Camp of the Protected area of the Giant River Turtle (& Podocnemis unifilis). (Refugio de Fauna Silvestre, Zona Protectora de Tortuga Arrau, RFSZPTA)<br />
Min. of Environment Camp which works in conjuction with the National Guard (Guardia Nacional) who help enforce wildlife laws and offer security to camp. From here the ministery co-ordinate with other local communities along the river to hand-rear turtles for the first year of their life and then release them. They pay a salary to a person in each community that participates in the project as well as providing all food etc. The turtles are protected by law and there is a ban on the use of fishing nets in the general area. During egg laying season staff sleep on the nesting beaches to monitor the nests.  All nests layed on low lying ground are relocated to an area not likely to flood. They are then surrounded by a net to catch all hatchlings who will then spend the first year of their life in captivity to increase their chances of survival.
    OR1180_Giant_River_Turtle.jpg
  • Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) & White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) <br />
Hato Masaguarel working farm and biological station, Guárico Province, VENEZUELA. South America.<br />
The Llanos are flood plains stretching north of the Orinoco River to the Andean foothills, covering 300,000sq km in Venezuela and another 220,000 sq km in Colombia. This area has poor soil but is rich in its river systems which floods in the wet season leaving shallow marshes which nourish a high concentration of birds and animals.
    OR3343_Scarlet_&_White_Ibis.jpg
  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) female<br />
Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss and road accidents, but the most critical threat today is the reduced numbers of wild Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) within the lynx's range. The rabbits are the principal food source of the lynx and they are suffering from deseases such as Myxomatosis & Rabbit haemoragic virus. The lynx is also suffering from deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.<br />
<br />
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009<br />
© Pete Oxford / Wild Wonders of Europe<br />
Zaldumbide #506 y Toledo<br />
La Floresta, Quito. ECUADOR<br />
South America<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958<br />
e-mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
www.peteoxford.com
    POX-2009-04-16_190Ib.Lynx.jpg
  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) female & male one year old offspring with GPS tracking collar. She is rebuffing him as it is time for him to move out of her territory as she now has a new little of cubs.<br />
Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss and road accidents, but the most critical threat today is the reduced numbers of wild Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) within the lynx's range. The rabbits are the principal food source of the lynx and they are suffering from deseases such as Myxomatosis & Rabbit haemoragic virus. The lynx is also suffering from deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.<br />
<br />
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009<br />
© Pete Oxford / Wild Wonders of Europe<br />
Zaldumbide #506 y Toledo<br />
La Floresta, Quito. ECUADOR<br />
South America<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958<br />
e-mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
www.peteoxford.com
    POX-2009-04-22_241-Ib.Lynxes.jpg
  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) Cub, Felina. She is being hand raised as her mother was unable to take care of her. She will therefore also not be available for re-introduction.<br />
El Acebuche Breeding Center, Matalascañas, Huelva. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss, road accidents, reduced food supply due to desease in rabbits (Myxomatosis & RHD) - their base food supply. Deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.<br />
<br />
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009<br />
© Pete Oxford / Wild Wonders of Europe<br />
Zaldumbide #506 y Toledo<br />
La Floresta, Quito. ECUADOR<br />
South America<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958<br />
e-mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
www.peteoxford.com
    POX-2009-05-04_10Iberian Lynx Cub.jpg
  • Iberian lynx<br />
Lynx pardinus<br />
Wild<br />
Sierra de Andujar Natural Park<br />
Spain
    POX-2009-05-24_879-Ib.Lynx.jpg
  • White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) <br />
Wetland Reserve<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
RANGE: Breeds in Warmer Europe, nw Africa and sw Asia e to southern Kazakhstan) Migrates in winter to tropical Africa down to South Africa & Indian subcontinent.<br />
They breed in open farmland areas with access to marshy wetlands. Nests made of sticks in trees, power pillons and buildings as it is not persecuted as it is seen as a good luck bird. However they are killed during their migration. They feed on fish, frogs, insects but also on small rodents and reptiles.<br />
<br />
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009<br />
© Pete Oxford / Wild Wonders of Europe<br />
Zaldumbide #506 y Toledo<br />
La Floresta, Quito. ECUADOR<br />
South America<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958<br />
e-mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
www.peteoxford.com
    POX-2009-05-03_34White Storks.jpg
  • Black Kite (Milvus migrans)  A diurnal bird of prey that feeds of small mammals, bird and fish.<br />
RANGE: Temperate & tropical Eurasia & Australia.<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009<br />
© Pete Oxford / Wild Wonders of Europe<br />
Zaldumbide #506 y Toledo<br />
La Floresta, Quito. ECUADOR<br />
South America<br />
Tel: 593-2-2226958<br />
e-mail: pete@peteoxford.com<br />
www.peteoxford.com
    POX-2009-05-12-1-Black Kite.jpg
  • European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)<br />
Breed in Southern Europe & North Africa & Western Asia. It is strongly migratory wintering in tropical Africa, India & Sri Lanka. They feed on insects, mainly bees, wasps and hornets caught on the wing. Eat up to 250 bees a day, removing sting by hitting them repeatedly on the ground. They nest on sandy banks usually near water.<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.
    POX-2009-05-13_7Europ. Bee-eater.jpg
  • Barbary Macaque or Barbary Ape (Macaca sylvanus) & baby<br />
GIBRALTAR, UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Only monkey in Europe. True monkeys not apes and the only monkey without a tail. They are arboreal and terrestrial.<br />
IUCN: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    GB282 Barbary Apes.jpg
  • Barbary Macaques or Barbary Apes (Macaca sylvanus) & baby<br />
GIBRALTAR, UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Only monkey in Europe. True monkeys not apes and the only monkey without a tail. They are arboreal and terrestrial.<br />
IUCN: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    GB433 Barbary Apes.jpg
  • Barbary Macaque or Barbary Ape (Macaca sylvanus) eating stolen tourist food<br />
GIBRALTAR, UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Only monkey in Europe. True monkeys not apes and the only monkey without a tail. They are arboreal and terrestrial.<br />
IUCN: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    GB737 Barbary Ape.jpg
  • Barbary Macaques or Barbary Apes (Macaca sylvanus) & baby<br />
GIBRALTAR, UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Only monkey in Europe. True monkeys not apes and the only monkey without a tail. They are arboreal and terrestrial.<br />
IUCN: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    GB815 Barbary Apes.jpg
  • King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)<br />
Rainforest<br />
Rewa River<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Central & South America
    1RW1058 King Vulture.jpg
  • Smooth-fronted or Schneider's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)<br />
Rainforest<br />
Rewa River<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Amazon Basin of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
    1RW308 Smooth-fronted Dwarf Caiman.jpg
  • Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)<br />
Rainforest<br />
Rewa River<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: South America (including Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana, Uruguay, Peru, and Paraguay
    1RW136 Capybara.jpg
  • Pacu<br />
(Colossoma macropomum)<br />
Fished with bow and arow<br />
Rewa River<br />
Rainforest<br />
GUYANA. South America
    1RW566 Pacu.jpg
  • Gladiator Tree Frogs in Mud Nest (Hypsiboas (Hyla) boans)<br />
Rainforest<br />
Rewa River<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
    1RW1005 Gladiator Tree Frogs in Mud ...jpg
  • Kapok tree & Man<br />
(Ceiba pentandra)<br />
Rewa River<br />
Rainforest<br />
GUYANA. South America
    1RW1533 Kapok tree.jpg
  • Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus)<br />
Savannah<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: South America in southern Colombia east of the Andes, southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Amazonian Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
    1SA271 Amazon Tree Boa.jpg
  • Giant Otter Eating Fish (Pteronura brasiliensis) HABITUATED. Part of Karanambu Otter Trust to be reabilitated.<br />
Savannah<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Orinoco, Amazon, and Guianas river systems<br />
IUCN: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    1SA1150 Giant Otter Eating Fish.jpg
  • Diane McTurk & Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) HABITUATED. Karanambu Otter Trust for re-introduction<br />
Savannah<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Orinoco, Amazon, and Guianas river systems<br />
IUCN: ENDANGERED SPECIES
    1SA1247 Diane McTurk & Giant Ott...jpg
  • Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)<br />
on giant lilly Showing spurs<br />
Savannah<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE: Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes.
    1SA2249 Wattled Jacana.jpg
  • Amazon Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta)<br />
Rain Forest<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    2GY207 Amazon Horned Frog.jpg
  • Rusty whipsnake or Fire snake (Chironius scurrulus) young<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
Guyana<br />
South America
    2GY547 Rusty Whipsnake.jpg
  • Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)<br />
Rain Forest<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    2GY375 Emerald Tree Boa.jpg
  • Giant leaf frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)<br />
Rain Forest<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America<br />
RANGE: Central America & Northern South America
    2GY967 Giant leaf frog.jpg
  • Essequibo River & canoes<br />
Longest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil-Guyana border, the Essequibo flows to the north for 1,010 km through forest and savanna into the Atlantic Ocean.<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    2GY4858 Essequibo River.jpg
  • Alluvial Gold Mining along entire river bed<br />
Rainforest<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    2GY4718 Alluvial Gold Mining.jpg
  • Catching Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)<br />
Ashley Holland<br />
Rupununi,<br />
Guyana,<br />
South America
    3GY2404.jpg
  • Balata rubber bleeder,<br />
Harry Samuel,<br />
Rupununi,<br />
Guyana, South America
    Rubber bleeder 3GY4034.jpg
  • Black Caiman Juvenile<br />
Melanosuchus niger<br />
Iwokrama Reserve, GUYANA. South America<br />
RANGE; Amazon and Orinoco Basins
    1084952 Black Caiman.jpg
  • Emerald Tree Boa Juvenile<br />
Corallus Caninus<br />
Iwokrama Reserve, GUYANA, South America
    1084958 Emerald Tree boa J.jpg
  • Pygmy or Silky Anteater<br />
Cyclopes didactylus<br />
Iwokrama Reserve, GUYANA  South America<br />
RANGE: Central & South America SE Mexico to SE Bolivia and S. Brazil & Trinidad and Tobago
    1085015 Silky anteater.jpg
  • Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus)<br />
Rain Forest<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America<br />
RANGE: Central America & Northern South America
    2GY913 Green Vine Snake.jpg
  • Green Vine Snake (Oxybelis fulgidus)<br />
Rain Forest<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America<br />
RANGE: Central America & Northern South America
    2GY903 Green Vine Snake.jpg
  • Macushi boy<br />
Yupukari village<br />
Savannah, Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    1SA1568 Macushi people.jpg
  • Black Piranha<br />
(Serrasalmus rhombeus)<br />
Rewa River<br />
Rainforest<br />
GUYANA. South America
    1RW574 Black Piranha.jpg
  • Aerial View of Rainforest canopy<br />
Iwokrama Reserve<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    2GY2953 Aerial View of Rainforest.jpg
  • Kaieteur Falls <br />
226 Meters<br />
Potaro River which runs into the Essequibo River<br />
Kaieteur National Park<br />
Rainforest<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    2GY4578 Kaieteur Falls_.jpg
  • Arapaima (Arapaima gigas) skin,<br />
Legal harvest on quota<br />
A South American tropical Fish that is one of the largest in the world.<br />
Rupununi<br />
GUYANA<br />
South America
    3GY1311.jpg
  • Leaf mimic treehopper (Membracidae),<br />
Rainforest,<br />
Rewa River,<br />
Guyana,<br />
South America
    3GY2850.jpg
  • Green iguanas sold live for curry, Starbroek market, Guyana
    Iguanas for curry.jpg
  • Fleischmann's Glass Frog(Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni) CAPTIVE<br />
Chocó Region of northwest Ecuador on Colombian Border<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Nocturnal and Arboreal.<br />
RANGE: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela
    Fleischmann's_Glass_Frog_ARU389.jpg
  • Glass frog<br />
(Centrolenidae Family) (Hyalinobatrachium sp.)<br />
Amazon rain forest. SE ECUADOR<br />
These frogs spend the day flattened on the underside of leaves such that when viewed backlit against the light their transparency affords them perfect camouflage. From the underside they are completely transparent and their internal organs (heart, spleen, intestines, lungs) and bones can be seen through their skin.  They feed mainly at night.
    16716_Glass_Frog.jpg
  • Glass frog egg clutch stuck on underside of leaf over water showing tadpoles fully developed (although still with yolk sack) they are ready to drop out into the stream below. (Hyalinobatrachium sp.). One hour after taking the photograph they had all dropped.<br />
Choco forest  THREATENED HABITAT. NW Ecuador. <br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    17856_Tadpoles_in_eggs.jpg
  • Glass Frog FEMALE & EGGS (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) <br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Chocó Region of northwest Ecuador on Colombian Border<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Threatened species due to habitat loss.<br />
RANGE: Northern Ecuador, Colombia north to Panama
    20150220_Glass_Frog_FEMALE_&_EGG...jpg
  • Glass Frog & Eggs (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) with tappoles starting to hatch.<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Chocó Region of northwest Ecuador on Colombian Border<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Threatened species due to habitat loss.<br />
RANGE: Northern Ecuador, Colombia north to Panama
    Glass_Frog_&_Eggs_VIV128.jpg
  • Sun's glass frog tadpole (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) CAPTIVE breeding program at Wikiri Selva Viva<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Habitat & range: Western humid forests & foothills of se Panama, Pacific lowlands of Colombia to nw Ecuador<br />
Near Threatened species
    20150213_Sun's_glass_frog_tadpole_19.jpg
  • Sun's glass frog tadpole (Hyalinobatrachium aureoguttatum) CAPTIVE breeding program at Wikiri Selva Viva<br />
ECUADOR. South America<br />
Habitat & range: Western humid forests & foothills of se Panama, Pacific lowlands of Colombia to nw Ecuador<br />
Near Threatened species
    20150213_Sun's_glass_frog_tadpole_52.jpg
  • Glass Frog (Espadarana callistomma) Family Centrolenidae. CAPTIVE<br />
Chocó Region of NW ECUADOR. South America
    Glass_Frog_MO1158.jpg
  • Glass frogs (Centrolenidae) FHGO Museum reference collection<br />
Quito. ECUADOR. South America
    20150212_Glass frogs in museum colle...jpg
  • Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Sardines<br />
Isla Mujeres<br />
MEXICO<br />
RANGE: Atlantic Oceans & Caribbean Sea
    ISM2764 Atlantic Sailfish Feeding.jpg
  • Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) hunting Sardines<br />
Isla Mujeres<br />
MEXICO<br />
RANGE: Atlantic Oceans & Caribbean Sea
    ISM1261 Atlantic Sailfish Feeding OX...jpg
  • Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) Hooked by Fisherman<br />
Isla Mujeres<br />
MEXICO<br />
RANGE: Atlantic Oceans & Caribbean Sea
    ISM4253 Atlantic Sailfish hooked.jpg
  • Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Isla Mujeres Turtle Farm<br />
MEXICO
    ISM108 Green Turtle.jpg
  • Canebrake or Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Juvenile CAPTIVE<br />
The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve<br />
Telfair County. Georgia<br />
USA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Coastal Habitat. South Eastern USA
    Crotalus_horridus_Pete_Oxford47.jpg
  • Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
USA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Dry areas with moderate vegetation coverage and rocky areas serving as den sites.<br />
Native to western USA, Southwestern Canada and Northern Mexico
    Crotalus_viridis _Pete_Oxford15.jpg
  • Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Northern Georgia<br />
USA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Hardwood &  mixed deciduous forests. Usually beneath ground level but pond nearby needed for laying eggs. Eastern United States.
    Ambystoma_maculatum_pete_Oxford21.jpg
  • Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
Northern Georgia<br />
USA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Forested habitats but most common on rocky, wooded hillsides in the mountains and along swamp and river edges. South eastern USA
    Agkistrodon_contortrix_Pete_Oxford_2...jpg
  • Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) at river<br />
CAPTIVE<br />
The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve<br />
Telfair County, Georgia<br />
USA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Long leaf pine sandhills of central plains of Georgia, southern South Carolina south through Florida and west to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama that are populated with Gopher Tortoises.<br />
Federally listed as THREATENED SPECIES
    Drymarchon_couperi_Pete_Oxford_371.jpg
  • Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Male in burnt area<br />
The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve<br />
Telfair County. Georgia<br />
USA<br />
Threatened species in Georgia<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Frequently burned longleaf pine & oak forests & sandhills & areas of good ground cover. Southeast USA
    Gopherus_polyphemus_Pete_Oxford73.jpg
  • Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanouecus mugitus) CAPTIVE<br />
The Orianne Indigo Snake Preserve<br />
Telfair County. Georgia<br />
USA<br />
HABITAT & RANGE: Pine-oak woodlands, longleaf pine forests and sandhills of Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.<br />
IUCN STATUS: Special Concern
    Pituophis_melanouecus_mugitus_Pete_O...jpg
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