Expanding the Tapichalaca Reserve

Expanding the Tapichalaca Reserve

Grantee Fundacíon Jocotoco
Target Mountain Tapir, Spectacled Bear, Puma, Andean Paca, Red-Sprocket Deer and Andean Coati
Area Protected

217 acres

Location Ecuador
Grant Amount $26,500

Expand the Tapichalaca Reserve in Ecuador in the Eastern Andes, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. This reserve, with its upper tropical cloud forest and parámo grassland habitat, is a key place for the conservation of orchids in Ecuador