Thursday, April 18, 2019

Rosita is bringing her new baby into the garden at Reserva Don Luis quite often. This is always a joy to see. Here he is around 5 weeks old and is already nibbling grass. He was born on 14 Feb, hence the name Valentin.

Saturday, April 13, 2019

We captured two of these large bats at the private reserve belonging to Fundacion de la Vida Silvestre in Urugua-i, Misiones. They are powerful bats and have a diet that includes birds, reptiles, amphibians and other bats. They are classed as Carnivorous and are the largest bat species in Argentina (2nd largest in South America). They weigh around 85g and have a forearm measurement of around 85mm. They are only found in the heart of the Selva and this reserve was definitely very remote. We had a very successful 3 days there.

Monday, March 4, 2019

We captured this beautiful medium sized Molosside in Misiones in Feb 2019. It is Nyctinomops laticaudatus. This is quite a rare species and although similar to the more common Tadarida brasiliensis, it has some notable differences. It is insectivorous and has a distinct echolocation call. Thanks to Temaiken for allowing us to use their Reserva Osununu.

Monday, March 4, 2019

We are always delighted to see these colourful noisy birds visiting our garden. This one stayed for around 15 mins and amused us all with its antics. These birds are part of a rewilding project run by CLT.

Sunday, December 16, 2018

The bat team did some research on bats on the banks of the River Parana in a place called Puerto Rzpecki last week.

We managed to capture 2 new species for the team. Noctilio albiventris and its larger cousin (see photo) Noctilio leporinus.

These are both large bats that hunt over the surface of the water, leporinus catching small fish. Both species are brightly coloured and have large feet and claws with which to catch their prey. They both have a dorsal stripe.

Thursday, December 13, 2018

We have recently purchased this pretty Palamino mare for Mario to ride as some of the other horses are a bit old to be ridden.

We are calling her ‘Duraznos con Crema’ or in english ‘Peaches & Cream’

Monday, December 3, 2018

We are sad to announce the death from natural causes of our Bare-faced Curassow who we fondly referred to as ‘Tito’. He was around 30 years of age and we were honoured to look after him for the past 3 years 7 months. He will be sadly missed.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Finally we have captured Artibeus lituratus in Corrientes. We came across this example feeding from the fruit of a Ubujay tree in Isla Apipe, an island in the River Parana off the coast of Ituzaingo. All bats released unharmed and research is under the authorisation of Recurses Naturales.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The current Collett Trust bat team went to the private Reserva Osununu in early October for bat research. We had a very successful 3 nights. From left Martin, Raul (guardeparque), Martin, Miranda, Antonella. We plan to return in early December when there is more native fruit around.