LATIN AMERICA
In Latin America , we protected over 2,552,652 acres and 213 threatened species , including :
213 THREATENED SPECIES SAVED
2,552,652 ACRES PROTECTED IN 2021
Saved vital habitat in the last remnants of intact Barbacoas wetlands in the Middle Magdalena Valley in Colombia , to the benefit of the Critically Endangered Brown Spider Monkey ( one of the rarest primates on earth ), Blue-billed Curassow ( CR ), Lowland Tapir ( VU ) and large cats including Jaguars .
Critically Endangered Blue-billed Curassow by Quincy Floyd / Shutterstock
Established a Regional Conservation Area at the headwaters of the Southeastern Amazon in Peru that provides critical biological connectivity in a large protected landscape and safeguards more than 50 endemic species , including Noble ’ s Pygmy Frog , the smallest frog ever found in the Andes .
AFRICA
In Africa , we safeguarded over 144,430 acres and 103 threatened species , including :
Safeguarded the last significant swath of lowland forest in the world ’ s newest country , South Sudan , when we created the Bangangai Game Reserve with Fauna & Flora International .
In Cameroon , we established the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary with Environment and Rural Development Foundation , protecting forest habitat for Cross River Gorillas ( CR ) and Chimpanzees ( EN ).
Cross River Gorilla by Kit Korzun / Shutterstock