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Amphibians and Trees Further Protected in Puerto Rico

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The Sierra de Cayey, in the southeast corner of Puerto Rico’s Central Mountain Range, houses some of the island’s most important ecosystems. The site is crucial to Puerto Rico’s endemic amphibians and plants, as well as local birds. But expanding agricultural development threatens to destroy the region’s forests. The growing specter of climate change could […]

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Increased Protection for Orchids and Birds in Ecuador

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Ecuador’s Chocó forests are some of the world’s most biodiverse and endemic-rich ecosystems. But they are also some of the most threatened — Ecuador has one of the highest deforestation rates in South America. Rainforest Trust and local partner Fundación EcoMinga have been working to protect this region for years. And once again, these efforts […]

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HOLLY LAGASSE

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Holly comes to Rainforest Trust with a lengthy background in public service. She has degrees in Business Administration and Liberal Arts, and has worked in database and IT management for most of her career. Holly joined Rainforest Trust to fulfill a lifelong goal of working for an organization dedicated to conservation and environmental activism. In […]

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ERIN McCRELESS

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Erin McCreless is a conservation scientist with 20 years of experience working on both the biological and the socioeconomic aspects of biodiversity conservation. Her overarching goal is to use data and evidence to improve conservation science and implementation. Since her first field experience monitoring piping plovers on Cape Cod, she has had the opportunity to […]

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New Desert Refuge in Mexico to Provide Critical Habitat for Wildlife

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Rare tortoises, nesting and migratory birds, unique lizards and a variety of mammals are set to benefit from the recent purchase of a 18,850-acre former cattle ranch, Rancho Guimbalete, in Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert. Rainforest Trust, Turtle Conservancy and its local affiliate HABIO, A.C. and Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC) partnered on a deal to purchase the […]

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New Marine Protected Area in Bay of Bengal

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Rainforest Trust and local partner Wildlife Conservation Society (WSC) recently worked together to establish the Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the northern Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. The new protected area encompasses 1,222 miles of brackish water habitat at the mouth of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers, which come together to create […]

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Voices from the Rainforest: Walter Elías Vicente Barrondo, Rainforest Trust Conservation Guardian

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Leading up to World Ranger Day on July 31, Rainforest Trust would like to honor the important conservation work of Walter Elías Vicente Barrondo, a Rainforest Trust Conservation Guardian. Our Voices from the Rainforest series brings you news from our projects in Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific — from the perspectives of those […]

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Giant Creatures Make Homes for Tiny Creatures

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Elephants are, to state the obvious, very big. I mean, have you ever stopped and looked at one of them? They’re huge, massive, enormous creatures. They’re so big, their hearts only beat every two seconds—that’s 30 beats per minute. Count it out—it’s a long time between beats in their giant, oversized, gargantuan hearts. A low […]