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Sightings Highlight Reserve’s Growing Impact

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June 5, 2015

Ecuador's Dracula Reserve was established principally to protect rare Dracula Orchids, but it's already benefiting a variety of other species.

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Saving Rainforests Never Tasted So Sweet

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June 3, 2015

Inspired to protect the Amazon, 9-year old Kate has raised enough funds to protect 1,084 acres of Peruvian rainforest by selling lemonade.

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Comprehensive Support Propels Ecuadorian Partner

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June 2, 2015

Rainforest Trust has provided Fundación Jocotoco with $2.3 million towards operational and protection costs over the last ten years.

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Third Year Students in Washington, DC Fundraise for the Rainforest

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May 14, 2015

Jesse Lewis, Rainforest Trust’s education coordinator, joined the British School of Washington on a field trip to talk to students about tropical ecosystems and Rainforest Trust’s mission to protect them.

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New Bird Species Found in Colombia's Perija Reserve

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May 7, 2015

A year after creation of the Chamicero de Perijá Nature Reserve, a new bird species found there has been formally described.

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Rainforest Trust Increases Million Acre Jaguar Initiative Goal to Save 3.3 Million Acres

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May 1, 2015

After raising funds that will be used to protect more than three million acres, Rainforest Trust tripled the goal for its Jaguar Initiative.

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The Secret Lives of Palawan’s Endemic Mammals

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May 1, 2015

A recent study on the Philippines island of Palawan captured an array of endemic mammal species on film for the first time in the wild.

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The Last of the Sunda Tigers

April 10, 2015

Habitat loss and poaching caused the extinction of Bali and Javan tigers. Tigers in Sumatra now face the same threat.

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New Warbler Discovered in Colombia's "Lost World"

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April 9, 2015

A new “San Lucas Warbler” has been formally described by Rainforest Trust’s CEO Dr. Paul Salaman.

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Serra Bonita's Big Year

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March 27, 2015

Serra Bonita continues to reveal new biological secrets. Discoveries made last year in the Atlantic Rainforest reserve have further confirmed its importance both as a research center and a wildlife sanctuary.

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Lost Hummingbird Rediscovered After 69 Years in Colombia

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March 17, 2015

Conservation partner ProAves reports the rediscovery of the Blue-bearded Helmetcrest, a hummingbird last seen in 1946.

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News Release: Extreme Skier Lynsey Dyer Joins Rainforest Trust to Save 20 Million Rainforest Acres by 2020

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March 11, 2015

Dyer is partnering with Rainforest Trust to raise awareness about increased threats to tropical forests around the world.

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Spreading Fungus Threatens Malagasy Frogs

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March 10, 2015

The megadiverse frog communities of Madagascar are at risk after discovery of a potentially deadly fungus.

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Women in Conservation: Q+A with Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka

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March 5, 2015

The Director of Madagasikara Voakajy gives a voice to female conservationists in Madagascar for International Women's Day.

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Consulting Firm Teams with Rainforest Trust to Save Tropical Forest

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March 4, 2015

Over the past five years, BTS USA has helped Rainforest Trust protect 500 acres of threatened Colombian rainforest.