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Wildlife monitoring in Arena Blanca Reserve, San Martin, Peru

The Arena Blanca Reserve is an ideal place for birdwatching and photography, however, through the monitoring we have initiated, other species of fauna have been recorded, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the conservation actions taken there.

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Birds, orchids and archeology: an expedition to northern Peru

Peru has a treasure of natural and cultural resources which have great interest worldwide. This article is about an expedition we made through 4 regions of northern Peru, with our friends Jeff and Patricia, a couple, who were interested in bird and orchid watching, and visiting archaeological sites.

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Peru and birdwatching as a national hobby

Peru has registered 1877 birds (Plenge, 2020), so it is one of the countries with the largest number of birds in the world. For this reason, between others that are presented in this article, bird watching is an activity with a big potential to become a national hobby.

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Morro de Calzada Amazon Center, San Martin – Peru

In the last few years it has been identified as a special site for birdwatching, where we have registered 233 species of birds so far in all of our visits, particularly including Painted Manakin, Mishana Tyrannulet, Rufous-crested Coquette, Stygian Owl, Black-bellied Tanager, other different species of Tanagers, Toucans and Raptors. It is also important to highlight the presence of endemic primates, the San Martin Titi Monkey and the Andean saddle-back tamarin.

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Love for nature in the Northern Peru Birding Route

All our excursions into the forest are different!. Our friend Kii Fujii, has reinforced a positive relationship with nature, especially with orchids and hummingbirds, and now we have a protector of their habitats and a lover of photographing them.

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Progress in participatory urban bird monitoring in Moyobamba, Peru

The need to bring people closer to nature and, in the case of the San Martin region, to bring the community closer to the forests and the incredible species that live there, has motivated the Ikam Expeditions team to lead bird monitoring activities with the participation of local people.

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