Field Herping Research Expedition

Participate in Our Ecuadorian Field Research Program

Western Ecuador: February 24-March 7, March 11-22, 2011
Amazonian Ecuador for Students (Age 16+): June 4-12, 2011
Amazonian Ecuador: June 16-27, 2011
Western Ecuador: February 3-13, February 17-28, 2012

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE HERPS!

We are in our eigth year of study in Ecuador documenting the incredible diversity of life in fragile and imperiled ecosystems. So far, we have recorded nearly 6,000 animals in these rainforests, taken some 25,000 "keeper" photographs and discovered over 30 species previously unknown to science.

Our 2011 spring expeditions will be visiting two sites. In the spring we will work at Lalo Loor Reserve and Jama Coaque Reserve. On the coast of Ecuador, they hold some of the most unique and amazing biodiversity in the world. Our team will be working a 10+ mile transect going from tropical dry forest, through humid forest (a type of rainforest) and even cloudforest. We will be determining patterns of biodiversity, discovering new species, and figuring out what can be done to save these fragile ecosystems.

In summer 2011, our research expedition will vist the Amazon rainforest at Rio Bigal Biological Reserve--one of the most biodiverse spots in the world. See how you can join our rainforest research team!

Please visit our website:
http://www.reptilesandamphibians.org
for full details!