New Podcast: Fundación Jocotoco, Ecuador
In November’s podcast we talk to Martin Schaefer, Jaime Palacios Pérez and John Rogers from Fundación Jocotoco about their ground breaking conservation work in Ecuador.
Martin, Jaime and John talk about their roles within Jocotoco as, respectively, CEO, research scientist and board member.
The three explain how important – and ambitious – the foundation’s work is in Ecuador, where they now run 21 reserves with an aim to help protect an incredible 10% of the world’s biodiversity over the next few years, including some of Ecuador’s top mammal species from Jaguars to Brown-headed Spider Monkeys.
And Jon is devastated to hear that a Pacarana – one of his most wanted mammals – used to be a regular visitor to a Jocotoco reserve’s compost heap: used to be a regular visitor…
You can listen on Spotify, Apple and elsewhere or steam the episode here
Notes
Visit mammalwatching’s Ecuador page for inspiration on mammalwatching in the country. Many trip reports include Jocotoco reserves such as Rio Canande Reserve and San Isidro (see Jon’s 2021 report).
Jon’s trip report from Madagascar is here. A report from Charles’s trip to Mexico will be ready soon.
The podcast will return in late December with a holiday special!
Cover art: Mountain Tapir by Nicolas Devon.
Thank you to Ben Young III for editing this episode.
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