Selva, the heart of American jungles

Publishing project

"To give the kick-off for this new day, the howler monkeys, the well appointed, are in the best position. Their cries overpowering and frightening spread for miles. Toucans, parrots and Montezuma Oropendolas bring finally a little melody to this background sound brutal and guttural. A musty smell, finely perceptible, testifies the dampness of the ambient air. It is not raining, but the drops which runoff along the trunks and the leaves remind us that the last rain is not so distant. At any time, rain can wash us again..."

SYNOPSIS : From 2006 to 2007 and 2009 to 2010, Marie-Anne and Sylvain left France for the tropical forests of America. Through Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica, they shared their daily activities between photography and volunteer program for associations involved in the conservation of wildlife. The travel narrative, which provides an overview of the biological richness of rainforests, is the result of their adventures: a tribute to the hot and humid regions and to everyone that fell concerned about their future.

SOMMAIRE
Introduction: our tribute to the jungle

I/ The forest under the tropic
Tropical wildlife observation
Rainforest photography
Hide and seek, the art of camouflage
Mexico-Guatemala, the Mayan Forest
Costa Rica, temple of ecotourism
Equateur, laboratory of evolution

II/ In the shade of the undergrowth
Dendrobates: wonderful and dangerous
The Eyelash Viper: a colorful look out
Hummingbirds and heliconias: between love and slavery
The White-nosed Coati
The Box Tortoise
The Brazilian Tapir
Over Water
Caimans
The Plumed Basilisk
The forest of midnight

III/ The canopy, 1001 suprises
The howler monkey, baritone of peaks
The spider monkey, acrobatic primate
Sloths, lazy rhythm
Epiphytes, the world hanging gardens
Billions of legs: the world of arthropods

IV/ Roadmap
Hounding naturalists Corcovado
Campo Cocha, the Garden Pharmacy
Ten days with natives, the Shiwiars

V/ Conservation stakeholders
Las Guacamayas, nests for macaws
Tziscao, coffee in the forest
Arcas, a second chance for the victims of illegal traffic
Ojaq, after school, my life as an artist
Carmelita, sustainable use of wood?
Ostional, Land of welcome for the marine tortoises

Conclusion
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