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Chiribiquete

A selection of photos from Chiribiquete and FZS's work in and around the National Park. These photos may be used by media only in context of the Frankfurt Zoological Society’s work in the area. Please give the copyright information given in the captions.
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Freshly hatched Arrau Turtles on their way to the water. This is the largest species of freshwater turtles in South America. FZS works with protecting these animals from egg collection and has a programme where locals are happily involved in guarding them. Photographed on a beach in the river Caquetá in Cahuinari National Nature Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
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Freshly hatched Arrau Turtles on their way to the water. This is the largest species of freshwater turtles in South America. FZS works with protecting these animals from egg collection and has a programme where locals are happily involved in guarding them. Photographed on a beach in the river Caquetá in Cahuinari National Nature Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS

  • The tepui mountains in Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The tepui mountains in Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The rainforest by the river Mesay in Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • An Orange-cheeked Parrot hanging upside down and eating a leaf near Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A Brown Woolly Monkey in Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Amazon River Dolphins in the river Mesay in Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A Blue-chinned Sapphire (quite rare for the region) pollinating flowers by the river Caquetá in Cahuinari National Nature Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • An epiphytic orchid growing on a tree on a small tepui mountain. Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The FZS and park ranger team travelling in a boat down the Rio Mesay in Chiribiquete NP, Colombia. Here most of the team have gone off the boat so the driver can make a difficult passage with as little weight as possible. Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A local man cutting up a tapir he just shot (legally) along the Quebrada El Sol, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The view from the flight between La Pedrera and Villavicencio. In the beginning, it was basically only pristine rainforest. But the further west we flew, the more signs of human activity we saw. Loogin is one of the bigger threats to Chiribiquete National Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A oil palm plantation seen from the flight between La Pedrera and Villavicencio, Colombia. Like in many other places, huge oil plantations are replacing pristine rainforests. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The FZS and Colombia Parks ranger team during in one of many meetings with local villagers in a Maloka (large community hut) along the River Caquetá, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A Colombia parks ranger talking on the radio at the El Guamo ranger station in Chiribiquete NP, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Esperanza Leal showing a stick marking the nest with eggs of the Arrau Turtles. Photographed along the river Caquetá, Colombia. Protecting these turtles and their eggs is one of the projects FZS run in the area. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A freshly hatched Arrau Turtle on its way to the water. This is the largest species of freshwater turtles in South America. FZS works with protecting these animals from egg collection and has a programme where locals are happily involved in guarding them. Photographed on a beach in the river Caquetá in Cahuinari National Nature Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Freshly hatched Arrau Turtles on their way to the water. This is the largest species of freshwater turtles in South America. FZS works with protecting these animals from egg collection and has a programme where locals are happily involved in guarding them. Photographed on a beach in the river Caquetá in Cahuinari National Nature Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The FZS team and Parkas talking to a local man that is employed by the turtle protection programme in t the river Caquetá in Cahuinari National Nature Park, Colombia. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Esperanza Leal, Project leader - Chiribiquete Landscape. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Esperanza Leal, Project leader - Chiribiquete Landscape. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
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