Events

Image showing the team members of the 2nd BioBlitz

APR. 12
BioBlitz, chapter III
Arlequín and Pitalala reserves

Image showing an anaconda submerged in a black water lagoon

JUN. 27
Ecuador Snake Census I
Cuyabeno reserve

Image showing a group of researchers surveying a swamp

JUL 25
Ecuador Snake Census II
Central coast

AUG 22
BioBlitz, chapter IV
Arlequín and Pitalala reserves

Image showing the cloud forest at Llanganates National Park

OCT 11
Ecuador Snake Census III
Llanganates National Park

Urgent projects

Image showing an open-pit gold mine close to the Pitalala Reserve

Saving the Amazon from mining: Urgent expansion of the Pitalala Reserve

Help our foundation stop an open-pit gold mining operation by creating a 208-hectare rainforest reserve in the “biodiversity vertex,” the most biodiverse area in the world.

$345,078 raised of $966,562 goal.

36%

54 backers. 45 days to go.

Rapid-response project to save the Mindo Toad: The creation of Arlequín Reserve

The goal of this project is to protect the habitat of the only known relict population of Atelopus mindoensis, a species that was thought to be extinct for more than 30 years.

$114,741 raised of $296,000 goal.

39%

51 backers. 32 days to go.

Close-up photo of a new species Lightbulb-Lizard

Discovering new species of lightbulb lizards in Ecuador

Help fund the expeditions and lab-work needed to discover and describe six new species of ancient-looking lizards deemed capable of glowing in the dark.

$24,908 raised of $48,000 goal.

52%

18 backers. 43 days to go.

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Completed projects

Photo showing the hardcover version of the Reptiles of Ecuador book

Completed: Reptiles of Ecuador book project

This 14-year project concluded in July 17, 2024, with the publication of the book Reptiles of Ecuador, a comprehensive monographic catalogue about every single one of Ecuador’s 493 non-avian reptiles. The printed version is available for purchase in this link.

100% of goal raised. 390 backers.

Video thumbnail of the eyelash viper project’s results

Completed: Eyelash viper systematics project

This 10-year project concluded in February 8, 2024, with the publication of a research article in which Arteaga et al. (2024) provide a systematic revision of the eyelash vipers (genus Bothriechis), with description of five new species and revalidation of three. Read the press release.

100% of goal raised. 40 backers.