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  • Paramo grass<br />
Chimborazo Province<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20171114_Paramo_grass_1226.tif
  • Paramo Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
scenic<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Paramo_Cayambe_Coca_Ecologi...jpg
  • Paramo Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
scenic<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Paramo_Cayambe_Coca_Ecologi...jpg
  • Paramo or high Andean tundra eco system<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Chimborazo_Paramo_250.tif
  • Paramo Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
scenic<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Paramo_Cayambe_Coca_Ecologi...jpg
  • Paramo or high Andean tundra eco system<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Chimborazo_Paramo_236.tif
  • Paramo or high Andean tundra eco system<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160820_Chimborazo_Paramo_688.tif
  • Paper Tree (Polylepis sp.)<br />
Polylepis grow at higher elevations than any other trees in the world<br />
El Angel Ecological Reserve protects 16,000 hectares of paramo or high altitude grassland.<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Endangered forests
    20160720_Polylepis_forest_429.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolivia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bear drugged for radio collar.
    INT84_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Paper Tree (Polylepis sp.)<br />
Polylepis grow at higher elevations than any other trees in the world<br />
El Angel Ecological Reserve protects 16,000 hectares of paramo or high altitude grassland.<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Endangered forests
    20160720_Polylepis_forest_420.jpg
  • Frailejones (Espeletia schultzii)<br />
Endemic to Carchi Province.<br />
El Angel Ecological Reserve protects 16,000 hectares of paramo or high altitude grassland.<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela
    20160720_Frailejones_407.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear feeding on Bromeliads       ©<br />
Tremarctos ornatus<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolvia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)
    8090_Spectacled_Bear.tif
  • Frailejones (Espeletia schultzii)<br />
Endemic to Carchi Province.<br />
El Angel Ecological Reserve protects 16,000 hectares of paramo or high altitude grassland.<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela
    20160720_Frailejones_359.jpg
  • Cotopaxi Volcano (5897 meters) & Alpaca Suri (Long haired breed of Alpaca)<br />
Lama pacos<br />
Highest active volcano in the world<br />
Surrounded by Paramo Habitat in Cotopaxi National Park<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    13379_Alpaca_Suri.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolivia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bear with radio collar.
    INT69_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolivia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bear drugged for radio collar.
    INT52_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolivia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bear drugged for radio collar.
    INT84_Spectacled_Bear.tif
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolivia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bear paw
    INT88_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear        ©<br />
Tremarctos ornatus<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolvia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)
    7976_Spectacled_Bear.tif
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)<br />
Cloud Forest and Paramo Habitat<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Colombia south to Bolivia<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Armando Cateillanos attaching the radio collar.
    INT33_Spectacled_Bear.tif
  • Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis)<br />
El Angel Ecological Reserve protects 16,000 hectares of paramo or high altitude grassland.<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range & Habitat: Colombia, Ecuador & Peru, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
    20160720_Tawny_Antpitta_383.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD adult female.<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    852Wild_Spectacled_Bear.tif
  • Cloud formation at dawn<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Cloud_formation_at_dawn_239.tif
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Orchid (Orchidaceae)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_21.jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD adolescent male feeding on fruiting Aquacartillo trees.<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    418_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Cloud formation at dawn<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Cloud_formation_at_dawn_238.tif
  • Brazilian Rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)<br />
Antisana Ecological Reserve<br />
Cordillera Real, Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160717_Brazilian_Rabbit_71.jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir dense fur (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_fu...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir penis (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_72.jpg
  • Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) juvenile<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Carunculated_Caracara_100.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD adolescent male feeding on fruiting Aquacartillo trees.<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    481_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Orchid (Odontoglossum sp.)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_Odontoglossum_sp._23.jpg
  • Orchid (Orchidaceae)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_20.jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir dense fur (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_fu...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir foot (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_fo...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_33.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD adult female.<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    852Wild Spectacled Bear.jpg
  • Horse & knotted bridle made from bull hide<br />
Yanahurco Hacienca (Ranch) - largest privately owned Hacienda in Ecuador.<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    10354_Knotted_Bull_Hide_Bridle.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD cub.<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    852_Spectacled_Bear_Cub.NEF
  • Cloud formation at dawn<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Cloud_formation_at_dawn_242.tif
  • Cloud formation at dawn<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Cloud_formation_at_dawn_243.tif
  • Cosanga River<br />
Antisana Ecological Reserve<br />
Cordillera Real, Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160717_Cosanga_River_65.jpg
  • White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_White-tailed_deer_111.jpg
  • Variable Hawk (Buteo polyosoma)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Variable_Hawk_18.jpg
  • Orchid (Epidendrum sp.)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_Epidendrum_sp._26.jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir dense fur (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_fu...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Epiphytes<br />
Cloud Forest<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Bromeliad family
    10151209_Epiphytes_35.jpg
  • Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) juvenile<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Carunculated_Caracara_105.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    938_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Cloud formation at dawn<br />
Chimborazo Forest Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160821_Cloud_formation_at_dawn_247.tif
  • Cosanga River<br />
Antisana Ecological Reserve<br />
Cordillera Real, Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160717_Cosanga_River_66.jpg
  • Brazilian Rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)<br />
Antisana Ecological Reserve<br />
Cordillera Real, Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    20160717_Brazilian_Rabbit_74.jpg
  • Orchid (Odontoglossum sp.)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_Odontoglossum_sp._4.jpg
  • Orchid (Cyrtochilum macranthum)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_Cyrtochilum_macranth...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir foot (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_fo...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_31.jpg
  • Cushion Plant (Plantago rigida)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Bromeliad family
    10151209_Cushion_Plant_85.jpg
  • Cushion Plant (Plantago rigida)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Bromeliad family
    10151209_Cushion_Plant_83.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    1004_Spectacled_Bear.jpg
  • Spectacled bear claw marks<br />
climbing up a vertical wall<br />
Tracking collared Spectacled Bear with radio telemetry<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Spectacled_bear_claw_marks_...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir penis (Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_65.jpg
  • Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) juvenile<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Carunculated_Caracara_102.jpg
  • Spectacled or Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)  WILD adolescent male feeding on fruiting Aquacartillo trees.<br />
Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve.<br />
Andes. ECUADOR.  South America<br />
Range: Found in a narrow strip from W. Venezuela to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina.<br />
ENDANGERED (CITES 1)<br />
Spectacled bears are the only bears found in South America. They are vulnerable due to fragmented habitat loss from farming. Although illegal some are still hunted.<br />
They are timid animals and usually run away from people. There are no known attacks on humans. Generally they are solitary but sometimes several are found together in corn fields, fruiting trees or scavenging on a carcass.
    09 Spectacled Bear.NEF
  • Orchid (Orchidaceae)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Orchid_2.jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Mountain or Woolly Tapir capture(Tapirus pinchaque)<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
Range: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru<br />
ENDANGERED<br />
Caught by researchers
    10151209_Mountain_or_Woolly_Tapir_ca...jpg
  • Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) juvenile<br />
Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America
    10151209_Carunculated_Caracara_104.jpg
  • Chagra (cowboy) being charged by bull while riding in Paramo (High altitude grasslands) to herd the cattle<br />
Chagras overnight in the Paramo in the furthest corners of the ranch to then drive the cattle towards the ranch the following day for the annual round-up.<br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuador (25,000 Hectares)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    10576_Chagra_in_Paramo.jpg
  • Chagra (cowboy) - (Luis/Lucho Yauli) riding in Paramo (High altitude grasslands) to herd the cattle<br />
Chagras overnight in the Paramo in the furthest corners of the ranch to then drive the cattle towards the ranch the following day for the annual round-up.<br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuador (35,000 Hectares)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    10221_Chagra_in_Paramo.jpg
  • Chagra (cowboy) riding in Paramo (High altitude grasslands) to herd the cattle<br />
Chagras overnight in the Paramo in the furthest corners of the ranch to then drive the cattle towards the ranch the following day for the annual round-up.<br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuador (35,000 Hectares)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    9097_Chagras.jpg
  • Chagras (cowboys) riding in Paramo (High altitude grasslands) to herd the cattle<br />
Chagras overnight in the Paramo in the furthest corners of the ranch to then drive the cattle towards the ranch the following day for the annual round-up.<br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuador (35,000 Hectares)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    9099_Chagras.jpg
  • Spectacled Bear for release<br />
Near Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
This bear was found orphan as a cub and is now due for release in the paramo
    10151209_Spectacled_Bear_for_release...jpg
  • Ecuadorian Chagra (Cowboy) Manuel Changoluisa at his home which is a traditional Chagra sod hut<br />
Paramo (High Andean Grasslands)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano, Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    12604_Manuel_Changoluisa.jpg
  • Ecuadorian Chagras (Cowboys) bringing in Cattle during the annual Rodeo<br />
Hacienda Chictapamba - which produces bulls for bull fights<br />
Paramo (High Andean Grasslands)<br />
Base of Cotopaxi Volcano, Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    12556_Cattle_into_Corral.jpg
  • Chagras (cowboys) saddling up horses in early morning mist ready for day out in the Paramo (High Andean Grasslands) to herd cattle for annual round-up.<br />
Yanahurco Hacienda (Ranch) - largest privately owned ranch in Ecuador (25,000 hectares)<br />
base of Cotopaxi Volcano<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR.  South America
    10506_Chagras_Saddling_up.jpg
  • Spectacled Bear for release<br />
Near Cayambe Coca Ecological Reserve<br />
Andes<br />
ECUADOR, South America<br />
This bear was found orphan as a cub and is now due for release in the paramo
    10151209_Spectacled_Bear_for_release...jpg
  • Buff-Tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)<br />
West Slope of Andes<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America<br />
Habitat & Range: Cloud forest, elfin forest, and páramo of Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela
    20160825_Buff-Tailed_Coronet_14.jpg
  • Buff-Tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)<br />
West Slope of Andes<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America<br />
Habitat & Range: Cloud forest, elfin forest, and páramo of Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela
    20160826_Buff-Tailed_Coronet_129.jpg
  • Buff-Tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens)<br />
West Slope of Andes<br />
Ecuador<br />
South America<br />
Habitat & Range: Cloud forest, elfin forest, and páramo of Colombia, Ecuador & Venezuela
    20160825_Buff-Tailed_Coronet_97.jpg
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