Monthly Archives: April 2012
Kris and Doug Tompkins Receive the New Species Award from African Rainforest Conservancy
Kris Tompkins, Conservacion Patagonica’s founder and president, says this is “the coolest award she’s gotten:” a newly discovered species of frog now bears the Tompkins name. This frog lives in the rainforest of Tanzania’s Nguru South and Nguu North Mountains. … Continue reading
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Patagonia National Park Project: March and April News 2012
PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK PROJECT March & April News the Patagonia National Park project, red hillsides of lenga trees and nightly frosts announce that fall is well underway. The puma monitoring program is gearing up for action: fresh snow allows the … Continue reading
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Volunteer Profile: Carolina Pavón
Carolina Pavón, from Quillota in Chile’s Fifth Region, joined our volunteer program at the Patagonia National Park project this January. As a university student at the Vertical Instituto Profesional studying Ecotourism, she (like many Chilean student volunteers) used our program … Continue reading
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