#primaryforest

Darkness comes quickly in the forest. The last coastal jaguars of Ecuador live here— the critically endangered subspecies known as Panthera onca centralis. Habitat loss due to deforestation and fragmentation, as well as poaching of prey and illegal hunting threaten the survival of these jaguars— among many other endangered species. I don’t know if you also grew up with Ferngully, but I felt like I was in that movie while spending time in this rainforest, the Chocó. It is pristine jungle, threatened on all sides by logging. 98% of this primary forest has been lost already, much of it turned into palm plantations. A chunk of land has come up for sale, which would connect four existing protected reserves, saving the last huge tract of western Chocó rainforest in Ecuador. If you know of any companies looking to “green” some of their profit, by giving back to environmental efforts, send them to this campaign. $200 can save half an acre of unique, old growth rainforest. . Jocotoco.org . @fundacion.jocotoco . #rainforest #jaguar #pantheraonca #offset #primaryforest #ecuador #criticallyendangered #endangeredspecies (at Rio Canande Las Pavas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD1WeaehUX1/?igshid=fw7yyskipb1d

The road to Los Cedros, a protected forest and biological treasure trove in Ecuador. - From a high, misty, mountain-top Páramo to sunshine on the valley below as I descend westward into a cloud forest full of birds, butterflies, and orchids. - #reservaloscedros #primaryforest #reserva #protectedforest #ecuador #cloudforest #protect #respect #biodiversity #wearealltrulywild https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsbu1YlA5ur/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7nu5brg28o65

50 Shades of Green - Vohimana Forest

La voiture nous dépose au village à la tombée du jour, où nous attend toujours notre guide Régis depuis 14h ! Nous effectuons donc l’heure de marche jusqu’à l’hébergement à tâtons dans l’obscurité, éclairés seulement par quelques rayons de lune qui nous laissent deviner quel sera le paysage que nous découvrirons le lendemain. Et nous ne serons pas déçues : le cadre est magnifique, nous sommes logées en plein cœur de la forêt, entourées par les lémuriens, caméléons, oiseaux et animaux en tout genre. Deux jours hors du temps passés dans cette réserve, où nous aurons la chance d’observer l’Indri-Indri et de nombreuses autres espèces, dont voici un petit aperçu ! :) 

The road to El Chontal from Los Cedros Protected Forest. _ “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” #thoreau _ There’s nothing like primary forest. Nothing can compare to the raw, untouched wildness, brimming with life in all its diversity. _ These places are sacred and we must protect them. _ #biodiversity #motoadventure #royalenfield #himalayan #ecuador #loscedros #protect #respect #primaryforest #wild #honortheearth (at Apuela, Imbabura, Ecuador)