(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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(April 11, 2025)   -   Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) continue to nest in the trees of the La Corona–El Morgan Community Forest Concession, located within Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve. Despite the severe wildfires in the region, the forest has shown remarkable resilience, allowing this iconic species to continue breeding.

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