Since the first plot of land was acquired to create the Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve in 2007, it has been a pleasure witnessing how natural secondary grow...

My fascination with insects began around the age of 5 when I used to run after butterflies in my parent’s garden. At the age of twelve, I started collecting ...

A high pitch call erupts at mid-morning over the skies of the Olinguito reserve. It is a male Black-and-Chestnut eagle carrying, not a pray, but a branch; de...

The Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve is home to 22 endangered bird species, the largest congregation in all of the Americas, making this area of utmost impor...

With many endemic and endangered birds, our 352 species list is continuously growing. Yet, the Mesenia-Paramillo reserve has not been considered by birding g...

One year ago today, we lost our great friend and collaborator, Gustavo Suarez "Tavo". This is a story to honor his life, work and dedication to conservation....

February 2018 marks our 10th-year anniversary since the first plot was acquired in 2008. Many positive things have occurred during this time span, but one of...

The year 2017 is coming to a close and it was full of new surprises at the Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve. So far it appears we will have some interesting ...

For many years, the village of La Mesenia had no school for the kids to attend. They had to walk for one hour and then take a jeep for 45 minutes to reach th...

La Mesenia village has always been a difficult place to reach. The one vehicle road track was built over 30 years ago and advanced very slowly apparently due...

For decades, the "bridge" to cross the San Juan Antioquia river on the way to the village of La Mesenia was a 42 foot tree trunk that was replaced constantly...

When you visit the reserve, it is very important that you follow instructions. One of the rules is that when you explore the different trails, you have to ha...

From February to July of 2016, students from the Department of Mammalogy at Universidad de Antioquia did a study at the reserve to look at the diversity of m...

Occurring in the fragile cloud forests of the Western Andes, the olinguito was “missed” by scientists for decades. The discovery of this new carnivore at the...

The year 2013 was the beginning of a series of interesting discoveries at the Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve. We new the area had an incredible biodiversit...

One of our reserve rangers, Ubiel Rendón, has become one of the key people in the management and research of our protected area. Ubiel (most people call him ...

Between March 2009 and May 2012, four more plots of land were acquired to the Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve, adding 1200 acres of Andean rainforest. Plots...

During April 2011 and the whole year, we had torrential rains at the Mesenia-Paramillo nature reserve. We certainly have a good amount of rain every year ove...

In 2006, while on a trip to photograph the recently discovered Dusky Starfronlet I met Gustavo Suarez in the town of Jardin. In just a couple of days we buil...