Success for the Blue-throated Macaw
We helped our Bolivian partner Armonía to purchase 8,785 acres to establish
the first protected area for the critically endangered Blue-throated Macaw, thanks to your support. Just
300 birds survive in the wild, but upto 70 are now protected. But we need to expand this new reserve! Please buy-an-acre. Read more.
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Colombian rainforest purchase update
In our last eBulletin we launched our $248,000 campaign to buy 8,763 acres of rainforest in central Colombia. We are pleased to say that we are over half-way on our fund-raising drive. Please consider supporting the project - $100 buys and saves two acres of endangered rainforest. Please buy-an-acre. Read more...
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Jocotoco Antpitta nest discovered
Our partner Fundación Jocotoco has just discovered the first ever nest of the endangered Jocotoco Antpitta - an extraordinary bird restricted to the cloud forests of Tapichalaca Nature Reserve in Ecuador. This photo shows the chick huddled in the nest amongst bromeliads and orchids. View project.
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Critical Brazilian ecosystem protected
WLT-US is supporting our partner Associação Plantas do Nordeste to purchase and protect 8,650 acres of arid caatinga, located in northeast Brazil. This reserve represents one of the largest protected areas in the entire caatinga biome and prvides a safe haven for its endemic flora and fauna.
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Why support World Land Trust-US?
Did you know our 2007 audit confirmed that yet again, our overhead was just 2%, so 98% of your donation buys real acres in real places and protect them forever. What's more, your donation leverages matching funds from other sources to increases the value of your donation. Find out more...
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