CORRIENTES On June 6, Argentina will mark the one-year birthday of two jaguar cubs, the first born in the province of Corrientes in over 70 years. Arami and Mbarete, sister and brother, will play a key role in the pioneering rewilding project of CLT Argentina...
Rare Andean Deer Found in Chile’s Northern Patagonia
Thanks to an alliance between the non-profit Puelo Patagonia, Tompkins Conservation and the National Geographic Society, researchers have made the first scientific discovery of endangered huemuls (south Andean deer) in the Puelo Valley, a remote area of Chile’s Lakes...
Game-changing Agreement for National Parks and Community Development in Chilean Patagonia
The President of the Republic of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, came to an agreement today with an international conservation coalition led by Tompkins Conservation and The Pew Charitable Trusts to create a finance mechanism for the permanent, long-term management of the...
Tompkins Conservation Entrusts Pumalín and Patagonia Parks to Chile
Concluding the largest private land donation in history, Kristine Tompkins, President of Tompkins Conservation and UN Patron of Protected Areas, made the formal hand over of Pumalín and Patagonia Parks to the Chilean state in a ceremony in Pumalín Douglas Tompkins...
Tompkins Conservation Supports the Global Deal for Nature
In late 2020 in Kunming, China, world leaders will gather to set new targets to protect nature under the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity. The last global targets, set in 2010, were simply not ambitious enough, and we have seen the consequences. According to...
Extinct in Argentina, the Giant River Otter Returns to Esteros de Iberá
The first attempt to reintroduce an extinct mammal in Argentina brings hope for restored ecosystems and increased ecotourism opportunities based on wildlife watching Friday, March 22, 2019 The first giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) have arrived to the...
Kristine Tompkins Celebrates Implementation of Network of National Parks of the Chilean Patagonia and Signs Commitment to Collaborate with Chile’s Minister of National Assets
Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park, Chile — February 11, 2019 Chile’s Minister of National Assets, Felipe Ward, joined Kris Tompkins at Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park to celebrate the establishment of the Network of National Parks of Chilean Patagonia,...
Kawésqar National Park: The Second Largest National Park in Chile is Created
The new Kawésqar National Park includes over 7 million acres of protected terrestrial land, while protecting almost 6.5 million acres of surrounding marine areas under the National Reserve category. With this milestone, the Protocol of Agreement signed between...
Two New Jaguars Join the Wildlife Reintroduction Project in Iberá National Park
Corrientes Province, Argentina Two female jaguars, each less than two years old, are being incorporated into the Jaguar Reintroduction Project based in Iberá Park and led by The Conservation Land Trust (CLT)—founded by Tompkins Conservation—and the government of...