Fundación Jocotoco is an Ecuadorian organisation established to protect land of critical importance to the conservation of Ecuador's endangered birds and associated biodiversity. The Fundación achieves this by purchasing lands and managing them as private ecological reserves.

To date, Fundación Jocotoco has established eight reserves protecting about 13,000 ha. While the Reserves are primarily established to protect habitat for endangered birds, many other plants and animals are protected as well. The Fundación's reserves are home to about 800 species of birds, of which over 100 are range-restricted or endemic species, and about 40 are globally endangered species. They are also home to several species of large mammals such as the Spectacled Bear, Mountain and Baird's Tapir, Puma, and Jaguars, and Howler, Spider, and Capuchin Monkeys.

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To support the work of the Fundación Jocotoco, please click on the “donate” button and make a contribution via the World Land Trust, which supports the Foundation through its Tropical Forest Project.

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