(July 04, 2025)   -   The first Shorebird Festivals, held on June 17 and 28 in Nueva Concepción and Tiquisate, in the department of Escuintla on Guatemala’s Pacific coast, brought together over 500 students for educational activities including drawing contests, spelling bees, nature-themed crafts, and beach birdwatching outings.

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(June 26, 2025)   -   Rubí Alegría is making history as the first female forest regent in the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala. In her role with WCS Guatemala, she supports the Asociación de Productores Agropecuarios y Forestales Selva Maya (ASOSELVA) in implementing a sustainable forest management model in La Corona–El Morgan Management Unit. 

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(June 10, 2025)   -   A camera trap monitoring project has revealed that these big cats still roam the cloud forests of Guatemala—an encouraging sign of the conservation status of this mountainous reserve. 

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(June 10, 2025)   -   A camera trap monitoring project has revealed that these big cats still roam the cloud forests of Guatemala—an encouraging sign of the conservation status of this mountainous reserve. 

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(April 27, 2025)   -   In the most remote and untamed corners of the Mesoamerican forests, one of the oldest and most enigmatic mammals still walks the land: the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as “danta” or “danto” in Spanish. 

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