Friday, October 14, 2022

We are delighted to find Reserva Don Luis teeming with birds, some of which we have not seen before or not for many years. In spite of the awful fires in February, the birds are definitely back. This is Aguilucho Pampa or Black-collared Hawk which we are seeing in the south of the reserve and which is probably breeding.

Friday, October 14, 2022

We took part in the Global birding weekend bird count for EBird on Saturday 8 Oct. This is a worldwide count of species taking place over a 24 hour period. Our team at Reserva Don Luis managed to count 152 different species and we were top team in our province of Corrientes, 3rd best count in Argentina. Congratulations to all the team.

Monday, December 19, 2022

We discovered this beautiful Diaemus youngii in the north of Misiones province during the past few days. Its common name is White-winged Vampire bat and it is rare.

It looks similar to the ubiquitous Common Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus, but has suble differerences, including white wing tips and edging.

Friday, September 29, 2023
We discovered these 2 beautiful recently fledged Barn Owl chicks using a box of firewood placed outside our first build Lodge – Tito alba.

Up until recently they have been using the beautiful owl box that was designed and built by Cepi Oporto, one of our trustees.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Here is a drone shot taken just before Christmas 2021 showing Wild Wetlands Lodges.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

We are in our second year of severe drought, which is very sad for our native wildlife, survival of the fish, our Caymans. We had to take a drastic decision to bring in a mechanical digger to deepen our laguna to enable our wildlife to survive. Last year we sunk another borehole, deeper than the original one, and from this will have a good supply of water with which to fill this currently empty space.

It may look barren at the moment, but it is a lifeline for our wildlife and will start to look good again within a year.

Saturday, January 8, 2022

As our research continues year after year, obviously it is more difficult to come across new species. We were therefore delighted to capture this brilliant red Myotis ruber during a research trip to Misiones. This Myotis is larger than the other occurring Myotis in Argentina. It weighed 10 grams and had a forearm length of 41.3mm. It was released unharmed, as usual, and we recorded its echolocation on release.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

We have completed both Lodges at our Wild Wetlands resort in the very biodiverse Esteros del Ibera, Argentina. They are beautifully appointed, with thatched gallerias, totally powered by a brand new solar system and ideal for birdwatchers and naturalists. When Argentina is finally out of lockdown, we hope to welcome visitors from Europe and worldwide.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

We have completed our first Lodge at Reserva Don Luis. This has been specially designed for naturalists who wish to go to sleep and wake up amongst nature without any light pollution, noise polllution or fossil fuels. Our lodge is powered by a state of the art solar system and innovative drainage system. The spacious lodge can sleep up to 3 people in perfect comfort and is an ideal base for bird watching with 3 different habitats in close proximity. We are now starting our second lodge and hope to be operational in March 2021.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

This amazing picture was taken by one of our cheaper camera traps. The box was installed by the volunteers from the Green-winged Macaw rewilding program several months ago. A pair of Barn Owls has taken up residence there and you can see the 2 Macaws eyeing up the box only to find that they had been beaten to it by the owls. We now have evidence that the owls have laid 5 eggs and 2 have now hatched.