Terra Incognita ECOTOURS promotes unique ecotours and travel experiences that make a difference to you and the places we visit. Visit unknown areas, in search of wildlife and adventure. Gorilla/chimp treks, horseback riding, white water rafting, safari camps, eco-lodges and more, supporting community-based ecotourism.

BELIZE
Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center
(Harpy Eagle Restoration Program)
www.belizezoo.org

The Harpy Eagle is considered nearly extirpated in Central America. The Belize Zoo, in partnership with the Peregrine Fund, the Government of Belize and the Rio Bravo Conservation Management Area, is working to restore these magnificent birds back into the Maya Forest. The Harpy Eagle is considered to be the world's most massive eagle, and has been severely reduced in number primarily due to being shot. The zoo runs an aggressive environmental education program in conjunction with this important fieldwork.

BORNEO
Red Ape Encounters and Adventures
www.redapeencounters.com

Red Ape Encounters and Adventures is a community-based Orang Utan ecotourism company, that operates from the village of Sukau in the lower Kinabatangan. This unique venture ensures that ecotourism helps to conserve and protect the Orang Utan in its natural habitat.

COSTA RICA
Fundacion Conservacionista Costaricense
(The Costa Rican Conservation Foundation)
www.fccmonteverde.org

The Costa Rican Conservation Foundation (CRCF), is a non-profit foundation working to:

Protect critical habitat for many endangered species
Protect Pacific slope habitat (Tropical Rain Shadow Forest)
Replant native trees to restore habitat for many species
Educate visitors and the local community

RWANDA AND UGANDA
Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project
www.mgvp.org

The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a program of the Maryland Zoo. The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) provides much needed health care to the highly endangered mountain gorillas in the countries of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of few conservation programs in the world to provide health care and treatment to an endangered species in its natural habitat.

The African Conservation Foundation
www.africanconservation.org

The African Conservation Foundation (ACF) works to preserve Africa's wild heritage by conducting field projects as well as supporting and linking conservation initiatives throughout the continent. ACF's mission is to find approaches for integrating biodiversity conservation into the economic livelihood activities of communities in a given landscape.

Jane Goodall Institute
www.janegoodall.org

Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. It is creating healthy ecosystems, promoting sustainable livelihoods and nurturing new generations of committed, active citizens around the world.

MADAGASCAR
Projet Angonoka, a program of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
www.durrellwildlife.org

In 1993 the population of Angonoka (Ploughshare tortoise) was estimated to be between 100 and 400. To save these unique tortoises, Projet Angonoka was established in 1986 by the Malagasy Department of Waters and Forests and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Projet Angonoka includes research, captive breeding, and the participation of the local communities. The project has been very successful, and more than 150 baby tortoises have been born at the breeding center. Some of the captive born tortoises are being returned to the wild.

Destination links
Galapagos :: Amazon River Cruise :: China Ecotour :: Costa Rica Ecotour :: Nicaragua Adventure :: Rwanda Gorilla Trek :: Belize Ecotour :: Madagascar Photo Expedition :: Borneo Ecotour