Are there jaguars in El Salvador? On a recent trip to El Salvador with Paso Pacífico, I listened to a local farmer proudly naming the jaguar as a local species, taking pride of their flora and fauna. I didn’t like to contradict him, but the outside world says that nobody has seen one in decades, and jaguars are now officially extinct in El Salvador. Still, there are many cases where...
by Nicholas Bridgman At Paso Pacífico, we talk a lot about wildlife corridors like the Paso del Istmo Wildlife Corridor. What is a wildlife corridor? A wildlife corridor is a network of larger areas of wildlife habitat linked by another passage of habitat. Its goal is to counteract habitat fragmentation, a main cause of biodiversity decline. Fragmentation, such as by human development, leads to smaller and smaller islands being created,...
If you are a supporter of Paso Pacífico, you are already aware of the vital importance of healthy forests to the environment of our whole planet. A large part of our work involves protection of forest habitats and re-forestation projects. So we were pleased when at the 2021 COP26 climate summit in Scotland, 145 countries pledged to halt and reverse land degradation and forest loss by 2030. (Glasgow Leader’s Declaration). ...
The world is full of wonderful animals you’ve likely never heard of. The yawaum'di, gato colorado, gato moro, león breñero, leoncillo, tigrillo. The eyra, gato-mourisco, gato-preto, gato-vermelho and maracajá-preto. Actually, all those are the same thing — known to English speakers as the jaguarundi. Read on to learn more, such as what it has in common with ocelots, weasels, and tayras. Jaguarundi kitten photo by MARN Distinctive Characteristics of the...
Well, the superhero in the movies probably isn’t. But the black panther is a real panther! Some jaguars and leopards have a black pigmentation, but if you look closely, you can see spots and patterns which identify them as jaguars or leopards. Jaguars and Leopards: The Real Black Panthers So, are panthers and jaguars the same? Contrary to common belief, the difference between a black panther and a jaguar is...
The great false vampire bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the largest bat in the New World, and the largest carnivorous bat in the world. It can look scary when its wings are extended. Kim Williams-Guillen and Merlin Tuttle hold a great false vampire bat Notice the word “false”? Because this bat doesn't suck blood, it’s not a true vampire bat. But it is carnivorous, which means that it can eat a LOT of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Otterstrom Phone: +1-805-643-7044 Email: sarah@pasopacifico.org Paso Pacífico Commits to Launch Machete Project for Forest Restoration A youth-led, farmer-centered solution to address climate change New York, New York, Sept. 22, 2023 Paso Pacífico and its partners announced a Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2023 Meeting. Paso Pacífico will launch its open-source digital platform, the Machete Project, to catalyze forest restoration by connecting 300,000 youth with...
Guest post Managua, 1988. We didn’t quite know what to expect. We flew in on the now defunct Aero Nica, known to Nicaraguans as Aero Nunca. Many NGOs had started development projects to help the people in one of the poorest countries in the world. The overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship by the Sandinistas in 1979 had created a world of possibilities and opportunities. NGO workers and volunteers were warmly...
Guest post by Dayspring Pens Dayspring Pens is proud to partner with Paso Pacífico through a donation of 40 engraved pens. It is an honor to be able to donate to an organization that works so diligently to protect and restore the endangered dry tropical forest and coastal ecosystems of Mesoamerica’s Pacific Slope. Paso Pacífico works with local communities, landowners, and partner organizations to address the most urgent conservation needs...
Have you heard of World Ocean Day? World Ocean Day is a global day to dedicated to the ocean, climate conservation, and activism. It was originally proposed by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized June 8th as World Oceans Day in 2008 after a four-year petition drive and years of groups holding events to promote the movement. World...
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