Welcome to a dedicated group of conservationists!

Fauna Forever Tambopata (FFT) is a long-term wildlife research, conservation and training project underway since 1997 and based in the Amazon rainforest area of Tambopata in south eastern Peru. We rely on volunteers.

Peru


Did you know that Tambopata alone holds the highest biodiversity levels of any rainforest area on our planet, with thousands of species of plants and butterflies, hundreds of species of birds and mammals, and still many more to be named!? Endangered species such as giant river otter, harpy eagle, bush dog, black caiman, and jaguar still find a good home in Tambopata. However, with a rapidly expanding human population, encroaching deforestation from the building of roads and strong growth in agricultural production and placer gold mining, and even an increasing number of tourist visitors allowed access to the Tambopata Reserve, the threats to the region's wildlife are increasing.

How can we better measure the effects of human activities on wildlife, both inside and outside of reserves and national parks, and the changes in natural populations as a result of increasing isolation and habitat loss due to deforestation and climate change? How can we get the information about such effects and changes to the people who can make decisions and act on the solutions? How can we make a difference, improve nature's lot, and thus save ourselves from ourselves?


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