San Rafael National Park Reserve, Paraguay

Dawn in the forest. The whistles of a Solitary Tkiamou are replaced by the trills of Russet-winged Spadebills. A gap in the forest reveals verdant forest hugging steep slopes shrouded in mist. The forest suddenly explodes into life as a troop of Capuchin monkeys announces the arrival of a Harpy Eagle gliding through the treetops. This is San Rafael National Park in south-eastern Paraguay and it is disappearing at an alarming rate.

We can save San Rafael National Park Reserve, one of the most important tropical forest areas in South America.)

This protected area contains humid tropical forest exceptionally high in terms of biological diversity, it was named the first Important Bird Area in Paraguay, and represents part of the last remnant of the Interior Atlantic Forest, the most threatened forest ecosystem in the Americas, if not globally.
Despite the significance of this area, it continues to face constant threats of deforestation with the consequent loss of associated biological diversity.
Due to the critical need to preserve this unique and threatened forest, a Conservation Alliance has been formed in Paraguay consisting of non-

We can save San Rafael National Park Reserve, one of the most important tropical forest areas in South America.

governmental organizations working together to protect San Rafael. The Alliance has initiated a campaign of land purchase in the area which has received the support of national and international organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, World Park Endowment, the Garfield Foundation, USAID and AVINA, and has also generated interest from Conservation International and BirdLife International.