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The orchid Dracula fuligifera is known only from the Topo-Zuñac watershed.
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This newly discovered Dracula appears to be a new subspecies of Dracula exasperata, formerly thought to be a rare Colombian endemic.
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Teagueia zeus is another of the many orchid species that are found only in the Topo-Zuñac watershed on the slopes and crest of the Cordillera Abitagua.
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There have been several interesting local species radiations in the area. Here are two members of a local evolutionary radiation in a clade of the orchid genus Lepanthes. On the left is a new species just described by one of us as L. spruceana, after the first explorer of the Cordillera Abitagua, Richard Spruce. On the right is another newly discovered species which still hasn't been described...
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The Red Brocket Deer is common on the reserve, and very confiding.
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One of the most striking things about the reserve is the transparency of the water, which is so clear it hardly appears in this photograph of the river. The rock at the bottom of the photo is under a meter of water. |
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Our partners in the US and UK are the Orchid Conservation Alliance, the World Land Trust (US) and World Land Trust (UK). All are registered charities in their respective countries and donations made to them for EcoMinga are tax-deductible. We are also now participants in the Orchid Conservation Coalition's "1% for Conservation" program. Write these foundations directly to make donations, and write me for more information:
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to thank the following organizations and people who have contributed
to EcoMinga's land purchases or have supported scientific work related
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Coffee (Andy Orchard) |
John and the late Ruth Moore |
Dr. Malli and Vera Lee Rao |
Dr. Steve Beckendorf and Cindy Hill |
Dr. Nigel Simpson, O.B.E |
South East Pennsylvania Orchid Society (SEPOS) |
Jardin Botanique de Montréal |
Orchid societies of the Bay Area, California |
CEIBA Foundation |
Wild Waters Foundation |
Henri Botter and Ardy van Ooij |
Orchid Growers Guild (Madison, WI) |
Hilo Orchid Society, Hawaii |
Pauline Brault |
Atlanta Orchid Society |
Marisol Villagomez |
Dr. Anne Chao |
John Little |
Dr. Mary Gerritesen |
Angela Mirro |
Sam Crothers |
Bryon K. Rinke |
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