Fauna Forever

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Puerto Maldonado
Fauna Forever

Fauna Forever is a non-profit organisation that undertakes biodiversity research and nature conservation projects in Peru, Panama and Africa

Research: Fauna Forever’s research teams have been collecting species data in Peru’s Madre de Dios region since 1997. As part of this work, we are identifying, researching and reducing human impacts on wildlife in the region. We share our data freely with land owners, policy makers, NGOs and businesses to encourage everyone to take a stake in conserving this crucial area. Community Development: Fa

una Forever works closely with eight local native and mestizo communities assisting them with natural resource management plans, ecotourism and other green-business development objectives, education and healthcare projects, and environmental monitoring initiatives to help understanding vertebrate biodiversity levels in community-managed tropical forests. Education: Fauna Forever has trained and encouraged over 400 volunteers and interns from over 30 countries worldwide. We run environmental education programs at local schools and advanced wildlife research training courses in the field. We are teaching, motivating and inspiring the next generation of Neotropical ecologists, scientists and conservationists. We also host Secondary school groups from across the world, with the aim of sharing our local knowledge with the all-important international youth. Conservation: Fauna Forever is committed to protecting the Madre de Dios forests and their spectacular biological diversity. We meet our commitments by collaborating with the private, government and voluntary sectors, by compiling and sharing information, and by directly conserving wide expanses of land in this hugely important part of the world.

28/11/2025

El asombroso gato que está presente desde Patagonia hasta Alaska

25/11/2025

Native tree planting activity happening near Secret Forest in Peru in December

24/11/2025

We have just wrapped up COP30, the Amazon COP, in Belém, Brazil. The setting couldn't have been more symbolic: the humid heat of the rainforest,...

03/11/2025

We are set to start 2026 strong! The Fauna Forever team are looking for volunteers with a passion for wildlife research and conservation to join our expeditions across Namibia, Panama and Peru.

These expeditions provide volunteers with fantastic opportunities to develop fieldwork skills across various groups of fauna whilst contributing to vital research to support conservation efforts.

Spaces are already filling up so head over to our website and apply today - https://www.faunaforever.org/application-volunteer-internship

01/11/2025

An artistic view of the port at the Secret Forest Research Station, animated using Grok AI

24/10/2025

Thesis intern student from Holland, Max de Kruijff, shares some of his photos and insights into his botany-focused field research at our Secret Forest Research Station in Tambopata, Peru

Working in an environment you’ve dreamed of since childhood — for me, that’s the rainforest! I feel very fortunate to keep gaining experience in tropical ecosystems throughout my studies at Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein – VHL University of Applied Sciences. Right now, I’m based in the Ama...

21/10/2025

We are delighted to share the publication of the paper; “Tree Cover and Habitat Type Mediate Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Anuran Diversity in Southeastern Peru”. This project was led by I Chou, in collaboration with from Wilderness International
Peru board member Maria Laura Tolmos, our founder Dr. Chris Kirkby and our Head Research Coordinator Chris Ketola.

What were the key findings?

🐸 Floodplain forests supported higher overall frog diversity compared to terra firme forests.
🌳 However, within terra firme forests, loss of canopy cover had a significant negative impact on frog diversity, suggesting that forest structure and quality is important for sustaining a biodiverse anuran population, in particular within terra firms forests.
🪵Forest degradation (e.g., logging, fragmentation) was linked with lower phylogenetic diversity overall, hinting that human disturbance may preferentially remove evolutionary distinct lineages, not just common species.

This research highlights the critical role of environmental factors in shaping both taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of anurans. Preserving floodplain forests and maintaining high tree cover in terra firme forests are essential for sustaining anuran diversity. The negative eﬀects of forest degradation and road proximity underscore the need to mitigate human disturbances and protect primary forest. This must be taken into account when formulating conservation strategies to safeguard anurans from climate change and human-induced disturbances.

Congratulations to the research team on publishing this important data. We extend our thanks AIDER - Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral, Sernanp Oficial and Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes who made this work possible. Finally, we acknowledge the invaluable contribution of the H**petofauna Research Team at Fauna Forever and the dedicated volunteers for their eﬀorts in data collection over the past 20 years!

📸 photos provided by Luke Pembroke

This publication underscores the value of large scale, long-term monitoring projects and we’re excited to see how this work contributes to better understanding and protecting Amazon-anuran diversity. Link to the full paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425005116

10/09/2025

As we head in to the dry season in Madre de Dios, we often see more signs of mining along the Tambopata.

The process of extracting gold often employs the use of mercury, a toxic metal than can have serious detrimental effects on the local ecosystems and fauna within it through the process of bioaccumulation.

This topic is explored in this short documentary about the research our team are undertaking along the Tambopata river with caimans. Check it out on YouTube to find out more!

Video credit: Foggy Lens Productions

Caimans are a subfamily of alligators and belong to the biological order of Crocodilians. They are found exclusively in South and Central America and are div...

04/09/2025

"I learned more in just a few weeks than I otherwise would have over months back home and I got to know some of the loveliest, craziest and warmest animal nerds out there... If you are passionate about nature and want to get a feel for what it means to do field research - do it, it’s absolutely worth it!"

Jan Runge, one of our 2024 interns who joined us from Germany in Peru and Uganda reflects on his experiences participating in our research expeditions (and outrunning buffalo!) buffalo 🐃

Check out his top 5 reasons why you should consider joining us too!

I always wanted to work as a zoologist, traveling to remote places and studying animals in the wild. Before I joined Fauna Forever, I had a background in environmentalism, but flunked my biology studies. Disillusioned, I opted for the next best thing and ended up working in the film industry. At lea...

23/07/2025

H**p research grants

📢 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

Calling all amphibian conservationists!

Applications are open for the Stiftung Artenschutz Amphibian Grants.

Submit your amphibian project proposals to [email protected] by 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

Please note: there will be no call for small grants this year.

Learn more and access all documents at:
https://www.stiftung-artenschutz.de/en_US/grants/
https://www.stiftung-artenschutz.de/foerderung/

Dirección

Residencial Los Robles, Jiron Junin 814 (1B)
Puerto Maldonado
GOOGLEMAPSLOCATION(DECIMALDEGREES):-12.597699,-69.191314

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http://www.faunaforever.org/

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Our Story

Research: Fauna Forever’s research teams have been collecting species data in Peru’s Madre de Dios and Cusco regions since 1997. As part of this work, we are identifying, researching and reducing human impacts on wildlife in these regions. We share our data freely with land owners, policy makers, other non-profit orgs and businesses to encourage everyone to take a stake in conserving this crucial area of Planet Earth. Community Development: Fauna Forever works closely with nine local native and mestizo communities in the Madre de Dios and Cusco regions, assisting them with natural resource management plans, ecotourism and other green-business development objectives, education and healthcare projects, and environmental monitoring initiatives to help them understand vertebrate and invertebrate diversity levels in community-managed tropical forests. Education: Fauna Forever has trained and encouraged over 1000 volunteers and interns from over 30 countries worldwide. We run environmental education programs at local schools and advanced wildlife research training courses in the field. We are teaching, motivating and inspiring the next generation of Neotropical ecologists, tour guides, scientists and conservationists. We also host Secondary school groups from across the world, with the aim of sharing our local knowledge with the all-important international youth. Conservation: Fauna Forever is committed to protecting tropical forests in the Madre de Dios and Cusco regions of Peru and their spectacular biological diversity. We meet our commitments by collaborating with the private, government and voluntary sectors, by compiling and sharing information, and by directly contributing to conservation actions across a wide expanse of land in this Megadiverse country that is Peru.

Photo credit: Ian Markham (https://www.facebook.com/ipmarkham) at Wild Hope Collective (https://www.facebook.com/wildhopecollective/)