Posted January 30, 2023
Our January 2023 field trip has been very successful in finding, photographing, documenting the wild fauna of Tikal National Park. Within one hour we found
- Crocodylus moreletii, the crocodile found inland (so not on the coasts)
- Boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius (three of them on a single tree)
- Bufo toad, Incilius valliceps (in past decades named Bufo valliceps)
Crocodylus moreletii
Cochlearius cochlearius
Incilius valliceps
FLAAR (USA) through FLAAR Mesoamerica (Guatemala) is continuing our 5-year project of coordination and cooperation with CONAP (the forestry conservation agency of Guatemala). We are in the middle of this 2021-2025 project.
In late 2023 and 2024 we will be coordinating with an eco-tourism specialist to make it possible for individuals who can donate to cover the costs of the field trip to join our team to experience our flora, fauna and ecosystem field work in remote areas of the Reserva de la Biosfera Maya, Peten, Guatemala.
Written by Nicholas Hellmuth
