| Stuart Timson, Director of our incredible
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| | experiences they provided for the
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| Peruvian Conservation Project gives us
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| | volunteers but also as indicators of a
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| the news from the Amazon Rainforest:
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| | healthy ecosystem and reflecting our good
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| The heavy rains promised by the storms
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| | work in the reserve. Anaconda Colpa had
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| earlier in January never materialized and
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| | not been visited for a while and the
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| so this wet season has been relatively
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| | first few groups to use it this year had
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| dry thus enabling us to work without
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| | some great sightings including a
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| delays over the last couple of months.
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| | red-brocket deer, a tayra and two
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| With the lodge filling up to near
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| | grisons. The last two species belong to
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| capacity and the willingness of the
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| | the weasel family, Mustelidae, and the
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| volunteers to get stuck in I have been
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| | grison is an animal that we have only
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| able to advance much quicker than
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| | ever seen once before around the reserve.
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| planned. A lot has been accomplished in
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| | Last week a group of visiting tourists
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| little time and I will try and do justice
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| | got a wonderful surprise when they
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| to all the hard work and the latest
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| | reached the top canopy platform to see a
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| advances at Taricaya.
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| | margay standing in the kapok tree. This
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| Let's start with the ongoing improvements
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| | small arboreal cat is rarely seen as it
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| in the animal release program and
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| | is generally nocturnal but I am confident
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| needless to say there are new residents
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| | that this individual was the one that we
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| in the project whilst old friends have
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| | released in 2004 about 600m from the
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| been released back into the wild. Our
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| | canopy. Whether it is the same or not it
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| nursery is starting to fill up and there
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| | is a wonderful sighting, one of the best
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| were three new arrivals over the last few
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| | at the canopy so far.
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| weeks. A first at Taricaya was an infant
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| | The farm project continues to flourish
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| common squirrel monkey, whose continual
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| | and in March we concentrated on our
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| chattering is now a familiar sound around
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| | Heliconia project. We are already
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| the centre. Later the same week we also
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| | producing large quantities of flowers
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| received another young paca and a
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| | from our original plants but this month
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| dusky-headed parakeet chick. The nursery
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| | we were given a collection of many
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| seems much more vibrant with the new
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| | different species to grow and hopefully
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| additions and the place has also been
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| | make nurseries should the flowers find a
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| brightened up by the artistic talents of
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| | market. This meant that volunteers were
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| some of our volunteers who painted
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| | clearing and planting a lot of the time
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| numerous animals on the walls creating a
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| | and we now have several plots with neat
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| much more colorful environment. Plans for
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| | rows of the different species. We now
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| April include new cages for the growing
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| | have to wait for the plants to react
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| macaw populations as just two weeks ago
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| | after the transfer from Puerto Maldonado
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| we received two more chestnut-fronted
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| | and hope that the new species produce
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| macaws and a scarlet macaw.
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| | flowers with a good market value.
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| Just as we received new guests last month
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| | Elsewhere at the farm the donkeys are
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| we also released some old ones. Bianca
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| | recovering well from a stomach parasite
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| the young paca was growing at a
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| | and the volunteers are training them by
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| phenomenal rate and was quickly
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| | riding them around some of the trails.
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| outgrowing her cage in the nursery. Pacas
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| | One female is pregnant so she just
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| are naturally very independent animals so
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| | follows along behind without a rider. The
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| we decided to release her just in front
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| | idea is to increase their stamina to
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| of the lodge. Being nocturnal by nature
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| | enable them to work when fully
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| she is now happily running around at
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| | recuperated.
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| night often startling volunteers on their
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| | As you can see a lot has been
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| way back from the dining room. She is
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| | accomplished already this year and with a
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| continuing to grow and appears to be
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| | lodge full of industrious volunteers I
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| thriving with her new freedom.
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| | expect to keep the work rate up over the
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| Moving on I feel that several sightings
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| | coming months. It is an exciting time to
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| around the reserve are worthy of a
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| | be involved and there is plenty of work
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| mention not only for the amazing
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| | for everyone!!
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