WLT-US News

05/17/2013
WLT-US Honorary President Receives Arthur A. Allen Award
Cornell Lab of Ornithology presented WLT-US Honorary President Robert Ridgely prestigious Arthur A. Allen Award...read more

05/09/2013
WLT-US Doubles Size of Ecuador’s Ayampe Reserve
In late March, WLT-US partner Jocotoco acquired rights to a 57-acre property adjacent to the Ayampe Reserve...read more

05/09/2013
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Rediscovered at the Serra Bonita Reserve
Two groups of Golden-headed lion tamarins found by primatologist Leo Neves...read more

05/01/2013
WLT-US Raises Funds to Protect 616,263 Acres in Peruvian Amazon
WLT-US reaches donation goal to protect Peru's Amazon Region... read more

04/24/2013
Art for the Rainforest: Ann Kruglak’s Artistic Mission
Ann Kruglak uses art to follow her passion of rainforest conservation... read more

04/22/2013
Winners of Earth Day 2013 Art Contest
WLT-US announces the Earth Day 2013 Art Contest winners... read more

04/15/2013
WLT-US Partner Rainforest Site Reaches $100,000 Donation Mark
WLT-US reached milestone with the Rainforest Site... read more

04/04/2013
A Mistake Not to Make With One of the World’s Most Poisonous Frogs
Best-selling author Lucy Cooke joins WLT-US CEO Dr. Paul Salaman in Colombia to find the golden poison frog ... read more

03/26/2013
WLT-US Board Visits Serra Bonita Reserve in Brazil
Learn more about their trip to our reserve in Brazil... read more

03/21/2013
New Kids 4 Rainforests Program and Earth Day Art Contest
Get involved with WLT-US' new program, Kids 4 Rainforests... read more

03/14/2013
Shocking Deforestation in Paraguay
WLT-US partner reported shocking deforestation in areas of the Chaco that just recently had been lush with forest... read more

03/12/2013
Eco-Tourism Expanding at the Sierra Caral Amphibian Reserve in Guatemala
Sierra Caral Amphibian Reserve continues ongoing development efforts... read more

01/26/2013
Owed to Nature: Medicines from Tropical Forests
When you next visit your local pharmacy to fill a prescription consider this: half of prescriptions could not be filled without biodiversity of the wild natural world... read more

01/15/2013
Colombian Tapir Rediscovered in Colombia
One of the rarest and least known large mammals of South America confirmed by camera trap... read more

01/12/2013
Newly Hatched Chicks in Buenaventura Reserve
Two El Oro Parakeet chicks hatched in one of the first artificial nests of the Buenaventura Reserve... read more

12/22/2012
WLT-US Earns Charity Navigator’s Top Rating for Fifth Consecutive Year!
For yet another consecutive year, WLT-US has earned a 4-STAR RATING (out of a possible four stars) from independent nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator... read more

12/10/2012
Pampas Cat Discovered at Blue-throated Macaw Reserve
Researchers discover Pampas Cat at Barba Azul Nature Reserve in Bolivia... read more

12/01/2012
2012 in Review
In 2012 WLT-US helped save 162,693 acres of threatened habitat for wildlife across six countries and nine sites... read more

11/30/2012
Stunning Photographs Illustrate Ridgely's New Field Guide
Purchase a copy of Dr. Robert Ridgley's newest bookk, Hummingbirds of Ecuador... read more

11/15/2012
Matsés Communal Reserve Expanded to 2.3 Million Acres
WLT-US helped purchase an additional 148,410 acres of the Matsés Communal Reserve, buffering the Matsés National Reserve

10/15/2012
Expansion for the Narupa Reserve in Ecuador
WLT-US helped save 387 acres of Andean cloud forest to expand Narupa Nature Reserve

10/01/2012
San Rafael National Park Expanded
WLT-US helped expand protection of the San Rafael Reserve located in southeastern Paraguay

09/05/2012
Message from Prof. E.O. Wilson
WLT-US received an endorsement from biologist and conservationist Prof E.O. Wilson

08/05/2012
New Research Highlights Importance of Expanding Protected Areas
SUNY University researchers and WLT-US CEO determine the effects of climate change on threatened birds in Colombia

07/09/2012
San Rafael National Park- Protection for All Time
From conversation to conservation action: 10 years of work on the ground

07/01/2012
WLT-US Supports New Reserve to Protect the Tucuman Parrot in Bolivia
New reserve protects parrots, provides local education, and supports ecotourism

06/13/2012
WLT-US Establishes Reserve to Protect One of the World’s Rarest and Smallest Birds
Ayampe Reserve protects crucial breeding grounds of Esmeraldas Woodstar

06/05/2012
WLT-US 2012 World Environment Day Art Challenge
Winners announced!

05/30/2012
Conservationists Celebrate New Sierra Caral Amphibian Reserve
Blue vipers, endangered frogs, and threatened birds protected by new Guatemalan reserve

05/08/2012
Conservation Victory For One of World’s Deadliest Animals
Golden poison frog protected in new Colombian reserve

05/01/2012
Expanding Protection of the Fuertes's Parrot
Joint effort to double the size of Giles-Fuertsi Nature Reserve

04/30/2012
Ground-breaking Conservation Agreement to Save Atlantic Rainforests in Argentina
Agreement between groups boosts Yaboti Biosphere Reserve

04/15/2012
120 Acres Saved for Earth Day 2012
WLT-US raised $6,000 in one week

04/13/2012
WLT-US Receives Grants from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Grants aid reserves in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Guatemala

04/10/2012
Critical New Nature Reserve Established in Colombia
Endangered species and indigenous communities protected in the Chocó thanks to WLT-US supporters

03/30/2012
WLT-US CEO Featured in Audubon Magazine
Yellow-eared Parrot faces challenges in Colombia

02/15/2012
Key Purchase for Colombia
Acquisition of Important La Cumbre Property

12/18/2011
Key Purchase for Buenaventura Reserve
New land acquisition boosts protection for Endangered species

12/02/2011
264,000 Acres Saved at Ecuador's Antisana Volcano
Immense reserve area protected with WLT-US support

11/11/2011
Resurgence of Wildlife at Blue-throated Macaw Reserve
Bolivia’s top wildlife oasis flourishes

11/01/2011
10,000-mile Bike Ride Benefits Atlantic Forest
Samuel Hagler's Paraguay-to-US ride results in key land acquisition for severely-depleted Atlantic Forest

10/30/2011
New Terrain Protected for Endangered White-footed Tamarin
Success in protecting White-footed Tamarin

10/15/2011
New Protection for Historic Site and Colombian Wildlife
El Dorado Bird Reserve in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta will grow thanks to land purchases

08/15/2011
Dr. Robert Ridgely Earns Prestigious Conservation Award
Dr. Robert Ridgely awarded conservation prize

05/01/2011
Elusive Mammal Rediscovered in Colombia After 113 Years
First ever photographs of Santa Marta Toro taken at Colombian reserve

04/15/2011
WLT-US Receives Third Consecutive 4 Star Rating from Charity Navigator
World Land Trust-US has earned Charity Navigator’s coveted 4-STAR RATING yet again!

01/10/2011
Spectacular Wildlife Habitat Bought and Saved in Peru
7,427 Acres Saved in Peru

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