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Conservation of the Black-breasted Puffleg at the Yanacocha
Reserve, Ecuador
Introduction: The
Yanacocha Reserve protects the core population of the Critically
Endangered and endemic Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis
nigrivestis), a hummingbird and an Alliance
for Zero Extinction species found on the northwest flank
of Volcán Pichincha, just an hour outside of Quito, the
capital city of Ecuador. The reserve protects 964 hectares (2,382
acres) of “ceja de montaña” or upper montane
cloud forest on the slopes of the volcano, while in other areas
much of the forest at this altitude has been removed for charcoal
production and for pasture for livestock grazing.
Objective: To
expand and ensure sustainability of the Yanacocha Reserve
for the protection of the Black-breasted Puffleg.
Accomplishments:
1. The Mayor and Council of the City of Quito announced that
the Black-breasted Puffleg has been adopted as the Emblem
of Quito on June 23rd 2006.
2. Effective protection of 964 hectares (2,382 acres).
3. Begun reforestation efforts (May 2008).
For more information about this project
or ABC’s conservation work in Ecuador, contact
To visit this reserve contact Fundación
Jocotoco.
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