Government Establishes New Dry Forest Conservation Area in Cutervo

The Peruvian Government established the regional conservation area (ACR) Forestos Secos Interandinos de Cutervo, in the department of Cajamarca, in order to protect more than 18 410 hectares of unique ecosystems, with altitudes ranging from 550 to 1 200 m above sea level.The new ACR, officialized by a supreme decree that was published this Saturday in the official newspaper El Peruano, is an effort promoted by the National Government through the…

Protecting the Irreplaceable: Establishment of the Interandean Dry Forests of Cutervo Regional Conservation Area in Cajamarca, Peru - Andes Amazon Fund

A bird’s song rings through the newly-established Interandean Dry Forests of Cutervo Regional Conservation Area. It is the sound of the Marañón spinetail (Synallaxis maranonica), a bird with gray plumage and a chestnut colored back, wings and tail, which lives in dense vines within the dry forest, often in humid ravines or near streams. Its plaintive song sounds almost like a cry for help. Perhaps it is because the Marañón spinetail is categoriz…