YE Diaries

The YE diary entries brought back with Dot have now been added to the blog. They are listed under the appropriate date below, so scroll down to view them or click on the 'YE Diary' tab under Media on the right.

Photos!

Expedition Coordinator Dot has returned from her visit to the Amazon expedition with lots of photos and news. Dot was based on the Pithecia boat with Ucayali and Tribe fires, and spent most of her time on Wild camp with Ucayali. Photos are available by clicking the link below, and we aim to have some YE diary entries written up for you soon too. Watch this space!

Click here to view Dot's photo album!

Daily Discoveries

After a brief Conversation over Satellite telephone with the Chief Leader, Ewan Laurie, the following is a brief update of each fire's activities over the last week. Due to the dense canopy, it can be difficult for the satellite phone to maintain signal long enough to transmit emails reliably so apologies for the lack of images. however, Dot from the office has just returned from her Amazon visit and so look out for photos and movies soon...

Caiman

Have been on their 5 day jungle living this week, due back onto the boats at lunchtime today (Peru time), they have radioed in to say that all is well.

Wild

Completing many transects this week such as the terrestrial transect which sees the young people head roughly 9km into the dense jungle to survey the species - sightings include howler monkeys and other large mammals. Also being completed are Caiman surveys at night and work on the fisheries. Special sighting this week was a giant stalk with a massive wingspan - noticed whilst taking a dip in the Amazon river!

Tribe

Also on survey work, they are mainly being occupied by dawn and dusk Macaw surveys, whilst also being taken on an overnight jungle living course.

Ucayali

Being kept busy with terrestrial transects as well as dolphin surveys in the day and caiman surveys at night, this group have also been working on the man-made beach that holds the turtle egg breeding grounds as part of a long term turtle egg protection programme being undertaken in the reserve.

Life on board the boats remains lively with down time spent on artistic and development projects and parties being enjoyed at every possible occasional - the next date in the diary is tonight when Caiman fire return from the junlge and following that on the 15th when both boats will meet up again!