Paul Rosolie & Juan Julio Durand
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Tamandua Expeditions is a conservation initiative that allows ordinary people to take part in rainforest conservation in the field! By joining an expedition with us, you will have the opportunity to live and work in the Amazon Rainforest and actually take part in protecting the millions of species that live there. Our work includes monitoring wildlife populations, guarding against poaching, and studying the surrounding ecosystem. Working in the field, volunteers have the chance to experience the Amazon wilderness in a way few people can dream of.
When you sign up with the Tamandua team you instantly become responsible for protecting rainforest. It is only through volunteers like you that protecting our 1,220 acre reserve is possible. By becoming part of our team, and traveling to the jungle you will be responsible for protecting a staggering amount of flora and fauna. The area we work in, the Madre de Dios of Peru, is home to some 90 species of mammal, 600 species of birds (world record), 2,500 species of butterfly (world record), 150 species of reptile and amphibian, millions of insect species, and virtually countless varieties of flora.
Some notable species that you’ll be working with if you join:
Birds |
Mammals |
Reptile & Amphibian |
Plants & Trees |
Blue & yellow macaws |
Giant Anteater |
Giant green Anaconda |
Brazil nut trees |
Red and green macaws |
Jaguar |
Black Caiman |
Kapok trees |
Scarlet macaws |
Short eared fox |
Bushmaster |
Ironwood |
White necked toucan |
Tapir |
Emerald tree boa |
Strangler fig |
Harpy Eagle |
Giant river otter |
Galiwasp |
Balsa |
Hoatzin |
Spider monkey |
Amazon leaf frog |
Orchids |
Blue headed mot mot |
Red howler monkey |
Poison Arrow frog |
Innumerable others |
Our expeditions work closely with indigenous communities, and rely on their expertise and support. Our volunteers have the opportunity to work with members of these communities and experience a way of life completely different than their own. They experience what it is like to live off the forest: finding food, creating shelters, making brooms and baskets. It is our goal to run fun, exciting, and safe expeditions that have purpose. We are committed in the fight to help save the world's largest rainforest, and the wildlife and cultures it is home to
"This was the first real conservation project I was able to be a part of, a way for ordinary people to come and explore experience and protect Amazon forest. Our 1200 acre preserve is located near an indigenous community – and is protecting the vast land that belongs to my close friends who live there. Today we have been running expeditions for over five years, protecting thousands of species and allowing people from all over the world to get involved in rainforest stewardship. It's been a dream come true."
-Paul
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