This expedition the team surveyed Sira's butterflies for the first time! It was a challenge getting the equipment to the top but it all became worth while when we checked the traps! #explorationsira #explore #peru #siracommunalreserve #biologists #wilderness #biodiversity

We've received the most amazing news from #FFNwinner2014 Caleb Ofori today. After years of hard work to protect the Togo Slippery Frog, Ghana has now established 847 acres (!) of land as protected area, so the frogs are not threatened with habitat loss anymore!

While camping at 1500m in the #siracommunalreserve the Team Sira team was lucky to find the beautiful and endemic species of frog for the Sira mountains, the purple-sided leaf frog Phyllomedusa baltea, which sadly is listed as #endangered mainly due habitat loss #Peru

Our bird biologist, Diego was woken up the most perfect way on the expedition... hearing the call of the critically endangered and endemic, Sira Curassow! A special species of bird he dreams of seeing. And one of the unique and rare species #TeamSira is researching! #peru

The Osa Camera Trap Network unites people to monitor biodiversity in Costa Rica ~ news.mongabay.com/wildtech/2018/…

Our team member @AndyRainforest visited the American Bird Conservancy this week to share our latest expedition results. This included new records of the Masked Flowerpiercer and the Deep-Blue Flowerpiercer for the Sira area! #birds #peru #cerrosdelsira

One of #TeamSira's favorite camera trap videos from the 2018 expeditions in #CerrosDelSira was the Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus). Get ready for an up close and personal experience! Scientific Exploration Society American Bird Conservancy #explorationsira #pioneerwithpurpose #biodiversity #peru

Out now: Pillco Huarcaya et al. present the first #cameratrap study of the #mammal community in the Cerros del Sira, #Peru. Check out some of their footage! youtube.com/watch?v=SJw1G5…

Despite widespread ecological degradation in the surrounding lowlands, the high-elevation areas of the Cerros del Sira, #Peru, still maintain a unique assemblage of lowland and highland tropical rainforest #mammals. Read the full article: doi.org/10.1017/S00306…

Camera trap study finds a threatened high-elevation mammal community in Peru ~ news.mongabay.com/2019/04/camera…

Go Ruth! Read all about the expedition she led to study threatened high-elevation mammal community in Peru. Ruthmery Pillco Team Sira SERNANP Reserva Comunal El Sira news.mongabay.com/2019/04/camera… via @Mongabay

Our team is in the news again. This time Ruthmery Pillco led a paper in the journal #oryx about the unique yet threatened community of #wildlife and #mammals found in the SERNANP reserve of Cerros del Sira in Central #Peru #Amazon #cameratraps #tech4wildlife

On our expeditions we love exploring the rugged mountain range to uncover its rare and unique biodiversity. We also love meeting the native communities that surround Sira who are alwasy interested in our work! #cameratraps #explorationsira #exploration Scientific Exploration Society American Bird Conservancy

The Cerros del Sira, Peru, are known to hold a diverse assemblage of endemic birds, amphibians & plants, yet its mammalian community remains largely unknown. Ruthmery Pillco's Team Sira team ventured into the depths of the Sira Communal Reserve to research this further.

Pillco Huarcaya et al.'s study was the first #cameratrap exploration of the #mammal community of this area, detecting 34 medium & large mammal species. Find out more about what happened on their expedition! Blog: oryxthejournal.org/blog/a-unique-…

Los Cerros del Sira poseen una diversidad de aves, anfibios y plantas endémicas, pero su comunidad de #mamíferos sigue siendo en gran parte desconocida. Por eso, el equipo de Team Sira se aventuró en la Reserva Comunal de la Sira para investigarla. oryxthejournal.org/blog/a-unique-…

Lea el artículo completo de Ruthmery Pillco et al. con disponibilidad gratuita durante las próximas tres semanas. doi.org/10.1017/S00306…