Land Purchase Cases
Protecting endangered Species
Amphibians are facing a global crisis; 33% of the world’s species are threatened by extinction. Colombia has more threatened amphibians than any other country, almost all restricted to highly fragmented subtropical and montane forest which are unprotected due to the threat of agricultural expansion.Near the town of Falan, ProAves staff discovered a 90 hectare relict forest, containing two distinctive new species of poison dart frogs (Ranitomeya doriswainsonae (picture)and both proposed Critically Endangered). Funding from the SPN programme has enabled ProAves to buy the forest and 21 hectare of adjacent cleared land, and create the 119 ha Ranita Dorada Amphibian Reserve, the first Amphibian Reserve in Colombia!
Creating corridors
In order to reach AMLDs goal - 2,000 golden lion tamarins living freely in a landscape of 25,000 ha of connected and protected Atlantic Forest habitat – connections need to be made between isolated forest fragments where native tamarins are found. The SPN programme has provided a grant to AMLD to buy a 140ha cattle ranch, part in forest and part in pasture that precludes tamarin dispersal between União Biological Reserve (3,200ha) and forests to the west.
10 years of saving species
Tropical forests, wetlands and other wildlife habitats are crucial for the survival of endangered species like parrots, poison dart frogs or orchids. SPN has supported over 50 local organisations to safeguard and manage threatened nature in 30 countries all over the world.
