A Colombian national park reveals its natural secrets through camera traps
A Colombian national park reveals its natural secrets through camera traps Forty-four camera traps have recorded various species in El Tuparro National Natural Park in Colombia’s Orinoco region, from jaguars and pumas, to deer, tapirs and peccaries, reflecting the park’s healthy ecosystems. A separate survey also recorded a Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta), a species never before recorded in Colombia. The protected area has just turned 40 years old, and although it represents a rare conservation success story, rangers and researchers say it continues to face pressures fr...