Guardian publishes 30-year retrospective on jocotoco discovery and conservation impact
1 Sep 14 · 9d ago · 1 article · 3 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
The Guardian runs an in-depth feature by Stephen Moss documenting Ridgely's 1997 discovery and the Jocotoco Foundation's three decades of conservation work, noting the foundation now manages 19 reserves covering 50,000 hectares plus an additional 82,000 hectares of privately and communally owned land.
“It had this crazy call, sounding like an owl; but we had no idea what it was, and to be honest I never thought we would find out.”
Robert Ridgely, Ornithologist · rss ↗Robert Ridgely US ornithologist, Jocotoco Foundation founderJocotoco Foundation Conservation organization
Stephen Moss Guardian journalist
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1 outlet The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
first by Guardian Environment, 10d ago
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‘Ridgely soon realised that if the bird was to be saved from extinction its forest home needed to be urgently protected. He and a group of like-minded friends created an organisation dedicated to saving the bird and its habitat, raising funds from donors in the US and Europe to buy and restore the land. In 1998 the Jocotoco Foundation was born.’…
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A rare piece of good news. https://www. theguardian.com/environment/ng -interactive/2026/sep/13/bird-ecuador-rare-species-jocotoco-antpitta-foundation-conservation-biodiversity-aoe
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