Dear All,
There are many new wildlife lodges along the Napo in Ecuador. There is much=
pristine forest around these lodges and it is quite easy to find very good=
habitat where monkeys are quite plentiful. The lowland rainforest can be qu=
ite
disappointing for those coming from the "petting zoo" of the Galapagos as a=
ll
species in the former are difficult to see. I don't know where Bernie went =
along
the Napo, but, to repeat myself, there are MANY lodges surrounded with
undisturbed habitat where recording is quite easy and productive. Over the =
last 15
years I have been to all the lodges but one new one and for the recordist t=
hings
keep getting better as new lodges open.
Sorry to dispute the popular theory that things are going to hell in the
rainforest, but this is just not the case in many areas along the Napo, nit=
because deforestation is not progressing, but because more pristine areas a=
re being
made available.
I just returned from 2 weeks in Ecuador and it is still a great place to ir=
d
and record.
My best,
John
John V. Moore Nature Recordings
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