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Bird Research & Banding at Secret Forest: The Fiery-capped Manakin
Here we’ve been treated to yet another wildlife star here at Fauna Forever. It was an exciting moment to share with the Fauna bird team...
Chris Kirkby
Sep 3, 20215 min read
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Conservando las Serpientes a traves de la Educacion Ambiental (por Alberto Garcia-Ayachi)
26 March 2017 No es raro que cada vez que decimos ser biólogos ante un público en general, expresiones de preguntas, sorpresas o...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 7, 20203 min read
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My day with the “Herp Team" (by Ian Paul Markham, Coordinator)
24 July 2017 My day with the “Herp Team” fittingly began at night, since their quarry “Herpetofauna” (a fancy-sounding term for reptiles...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 7, 20203 min read
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Artificial Raised Pond Experiment for Frogs (by Paul Kridemann, intern)
20 July 2017 Have you ever wondered what can be done for the poor frogs that lose their breeding habitat to human development? Many...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 6, 20202 min read
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Bird Research with Raul Mandujano (by Ian Paul Markham, Coordinator)
31 July 2017 Work with the bird team began in the wee hours of the morning before dawn. The roaring of red howler monkeys as the first...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 6, 20204 min read
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¡YA LLEGO LA LLUVIA! Tiempo de reproducción (por Alberto Garcia-Ayachi, Coordinador)
23 March 2017 Para comprender un poco más sobre la vida de los anfibios en las zonas bajas de la Amazonía, explicaremos brevemente...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 6, 20205 min read
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El Ayaymama (por Vicky Berrocal, coordinadora)
24 Marzo 2018 Durante las noches, los bosques de la Amazonia nos declaran escenarios misteriosos. Y es cuando la luna se manifiesta, en...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 6, 20203 min read
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Videoblog: An Interview with the Fauna Forever Director (By Chris Ketola and Judith Westveer)
During a week-long visit to Cusco, Chris Ketola and Judith Westveer sat down with Fauna Forever's Managing Director and Principal...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Videoblog: Animal Rescue Project Visit near Puerto Maldonado (by Chris Ketola, coordinator)
13 November 2019 Chris Ketola visits Magali at the Animal Rescue Project site near Puerto Maldonado to see the current set of animals...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Fauna Forever's Bat Research Project (by Wild Hope Collective)
3 January 2020 We want to highlight today our bat research project, which is led in the field by Chris Ketola, and to remind everyone...
Chris Kirkby
Jan 3, 20201 min read
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Videoblog: Rapid Assessment of Fauna at the Kotsimba Native Community (by Chris Ketola)
21 December 2019 Chris Ketola and a team of interns and volunteers undertook a rapid assessment of fauna at the Kotsimba Native...
Chris Kirkby
Dec 21, 20191 min read
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Videoblog: Herpetofauna Research Team (by Chris Ketola, wildlife research coordinator)
11 December 2019 Chris Ketola showcases Fauna Forever's herpetofauna research team activities with footage taken at the Explorer's Inn,...
Chris Kirkby
Dec 11, 20191 min read
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Videoblog: Health and Safety in the Jungle (by Chris Ketola and Judith Westveer, coordinators)
4 December 2019 Chris Ketola, Judith Westveer, and their volunteers comically illustrate many health and safety precautions that should...
Chris Kirkby
Dec 4, 20191 min read
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Videoblog: The Five Myths and Misconceptions of Living in the Amazon (by Chris Ketola, coordinator)
Chris Ketola debunks some of the myths and misconceptions that people have about living in the Amazon rainforest, from the killer...
Chris Kirkby
Oct 30, 20191 min read
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Videoblog: Tropical Forest Invertebrates (by Chris Ketola and Judith Westveer, coordinators)
Chris Ketola and Judith Westveer showcase just some of the very many invertebrates that call this tropical forest home.
Chris Kirkby
Oct 23, 20191 min read
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Videoblog: Birding on the Pacific Coast of Peru (by Chris Ketola, coordinator)
2 October 2019 Chris Ketola presents this videoblog from the Pacific coast area of Paracas (located 2 hours south of Lima), while birding...
Chris Kirkby
Oct 2, 20191 min read
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Cock-of-the-Rock: Lek Watching for Science, Conservation, and Community Development
11 October 2017 As I sat on a moss-covered rock looking up through the branches of this particularly dense area of Peruvian cloud forest,...
Chris Kirkby
Oct 11, 20178 min read
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Caimaning! (by Paul Kriedemann, intern)
16 August 2017 Caimaning...it may not actually be a word, but that’s what we call it on Herpetofauna Team when we go out on the rivers at...
Chris Kirkby
Aug 16, 201717 min read
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A Big Night Out in the Forest (by Paul Kriedemann, intern)
1 August 2017 A big part of what the Herpetology Team does is nocturnal line transects. This is a data collection method that happens at...
Chris Kirkby
Aug 1, 201721 min read
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Snake Handling on the Herpetofauna Team (by Paul Kriedemann, intern)
27 July 2017 This is not a “how-to” guide. If you are reading this because you want to handle snakes and you have no idea how, please...
Chris Kirkby
Jul 27, 20177 min read
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