Discover the superb pictures of the project led by CONAVI on the Escudo de Veraguas Island, with its many endemic species.
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Fondation Ensemble supported twice this project on this small island, located nearly 15 km away from the Panamanian coast. It aims to ensure the island-endemic species survival, and in particular the very threatened pigmy sloath, thanks to fishing communities empowerment.
To discover more pictures and find out more about this project, click here.
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Pregnant femaly pigmy sloth perched on a tree © Abel Batista/CONAVI and Bryson Voirin
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Olive ridley nestling hurrying for the sea in Escudo's beach area © Abel Batista/CONAVI and Bryson Voirin
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Nesting Escudo hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl handleyii), an island endemic © Abel Batista/CONAVI and Bryson Voirin
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Enhanced image of potentially new snake species © Abel Batista/CONAVI and Bryson Voirin
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Cay close to Escudo Island © Abel Batista/CONAVI and Bryson Voirin
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Approaching Escudo Island © Abel Batista/CONAVI and Bryson Voirin
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