Expanding the San Francisco Reserve

Expanding the San Francisco Reserve

Image credit: Pedro Paladines
Grantee Nature and Culture International
Target Loja Water Frog, Phinella amabilis, Atelopus podocarpus, Pristimantis balionotus, Gastrotheca psychrophila, Black and Chestnut Eagle
Area Protected

85 hectares 

Location Ecuador
Grant Amount $27,500

Purchases an 85-hectare property to be incorporated into Nature and Culture International private reserves located in a biologically diverse area called Abras de Zamora. This would extend the reserve within the buffer zone of the Podocarpus National Park. This area is globally significant for rare species

Project update: Expanding the San Francisco Reserve in Ecuador to protect critical habitats for new and rare amphibian species