By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/snapshot-of-yasuni Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Snapshot of Species in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park World Aug 5, 2013 3:33 PM EDT Photos of Yasuni National Park by Getty Images Yasuni National Park in western Ecuador hosts a vast variety of critters from carnivorous caterpillars to pygmy monkeys as small as your hand. The Ecuadoran government is hoping the park’s unique quilt of animal and plant species, not to mention two tribes who call it home and wish to remain uncontacted, will convince other nations’ governments to pony up $3.6 billion to preserve the site rather than drill there. Map of Yasuni National Park by Calvin Solomon The PBS NewsHour teamed up with the Miami Herald to report on Ecuador’s efforts to preserve the rainforest in Yasuni. You can view the Herald’s article here. We’ll have a broadcast report on the controversy surrounding the preservation efforts in the coming weeks. Take a look at Yasuni National Park by the numbers. Related Resources Learn more about Yasuni’s species in this 2010 biodiversity report by Margot Bass, et al. National Geographic has a feature story, photo gallery and podcast about Yasuni. Browse all of our World coverage. Follow @NewsHourWorld A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Photos of Yasuni National Park by Getty Images Yasuni National Park in western Ecuador hosts a vast variety of critters from carnivorous caterpillars to pygmy monkeys as small as your hand. The Ecuadoran government is hoping the park’s unique quilt of animal and plant species, not to mention two tribes who call it home and wish to remain uncontacted, will convince other nations’ governments to pony up $3.6 billion to preserve the site rather than drill there. Map of Yasuni National Park by Calvin Solomon The PBS NewsHour teamed up with the Miami Herald to report on Ecuador’s efforts to preserve the rainforest in Yasuni. You can view the Herald’s article here. We’ll have a broadcast report on the controversy surrounding the preservation efforts in the coming weeks. Take a look at Yasuni National Park by the numbers. Related Resources Learn more about Yasuni’s species in this 2010 biodiversity report by Margot Bass, et al. National Geographic has a feature story, photo gallery and podcast about Yasuni. Browse all of our World coverage. Follow @NewsHourWorld A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now