🔥Over 20 million acres of rainforest on the line. Help us protect this essential habitat for threatened species. We can’t afford to wait. Double your gift for World Rainforest Day. Donate now: bit.ly/45vI1tQ #Deforestation #Amazon #WorldRainforestDay

Only 270 Bornean Orangutans remain. Deforestation is destroying their home. This #EndangeredSpeciesDay, you can help Rainforest Trust and our local partner build a wildlife corridor to protect Asia's only great ape.🦧 🧡 Donate now to double your impact. bit.ly/4jmgpL3

Fewer than 2,400 Red-faced Parrots remain in the wild. But there’s still hope for this adorable avian species. 🌄 ABC, Jocotoco, @rainforesttrust.bsky.social, & #ConservaAves recently established a Reserve in southern Ecuador to conserve Red-faced Parrots. ♥️ bit.ly/4i7O2zn. 🪶

Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires, and destructive hurricanes are not just predicted—they’re happening now.

1 acre of rainforest 🌳 is lost every three seconds. You can help. Donate now to fight #climatechange by safeguarding critical habitat: bit.ly/4iWIN6N

In the Amazon region of eastern Bolivia, over 92% of the land—about 14.3 million acres—is still forested.

The Endangered Amazon River Dolphin is a freshwater species found in rivers of South America.

One of the largest amphibians in South Africa, African Bullfrogs are found near waterways, rivers and streams. These #frogs are olive green in color with a yellow or orange throat, and males are known to measure nearly 9.5 inches long!

Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world.

Rainforest Trust, @abcbirds.bsky.social, and Jocotoco Foundation are thrilled to announce the creation of the Ecuador Ridgely Reserve in Selva Alegre!

Good news from Chinko, the extremely remote wilderness in eastern Central African Republic where #deforestation and poaching threaten Critically Endangered African Forest Elephants, Endangered Eastern Chimpanzees and African Wild Dogs, and Vulnerable #Lions.

Camera trap monitoring by Rainforest Trust partner WCS Colombia captured the first record of a jaguar in a proposed expansion area along the edge of Tatamá National Natural Park.

Within the Brazilian Amazon, 141 million acres of land are government controlled but not yet designated for a particular purpose.

Today on #InternationalDayofForests 🌳 you can help protect critical rainforest habitat in Guyana. Donate now: bit.ly/4hvZgh0

Did you know all toads are frogs 🐸 but not all frogs are toads?

Found in rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, the Corpse Flower 🌸 is the largest #flower in the world—reaching nearly 3 feet in diameter. These flowers produce a smell similar to rotting flesh, which helps to attract flies and other pollinators.

Highly social #animals, Giant Otters live in family groups in rainforest, river, and wetland habitat of South America.

Did you know #sloths have a four-chambered stomach?

Excellent climbers with long tails, margays are one of the smallest species of wild #cats.

Exciting news from a Rainforest Trust project in Indonesia!

Did you know the #capybara is the world’s largest species of rodent? These mammals are semi-aquatic, found near riverbanks, ponds, and marshes of Central and South America.

In the Peruvian Amazon, the Bahuaja-Sonene National Park and the Tambopata National Reserve just to its north protect a complex mosaic of habitats that hold at least 20% of the country’s species.

Exciting news from Indonesia! An Endangered Philippine Tube-nosed Fruit Bat was identified in a new location during a baseline #biodiversity study of Village Forests on Mount Sahendaruman on Sangihe Island.

This #WorldWildlifeDay you can help protect critical habitat for threatened species. Donate now: bit.ly/4knZeKt

Did you know 50% of the world’s terrestrial #biodiversity is found in rainforests?

Rainforest Trust and our partners are battling #poaching where it happens by preventing it in the first place. Learn how our approach works for five of the world’s most heavily poached species: bit.ly/41hjKUp

Mining and looming oil and gas exploration/extraction threaten rare birds and amphibians in Bolivia’s Tropical Andes.

In the #Pantanal wetlands of #Brazil, years of drought, high temperatures, and strong winds have caused intense fires 🔥that are shattering historical records and killing rare wildlife.

Today on #NationalWildlifeDay you can help protect critical habitat for threatened species across the globe. Donate now: bit.ly/41n3en4

Unsurprisingly, it can be difficult to measure the economic impact of an illegal industry. Even so, experts estimate that the global trade in illegally killed and collected #wildlife—both plants and animals—is a $20 billion a year industry.

Did you know lions sleep nearly 20 hours a day? These large #cats are mostly active from dusk to dawn, hunting for prey primarily at night.

In South America, the Tropical Andes stretch along the junction of the Andes Mountains and Amazon Biome, where varying elevations create pockets of unique habitat that support astounding #biodiversity.

This #WorldHippoDay 🦛 you can help protect habitat for hippos and other threatened species. Donate now: bit.ly/3CzYv8g

Did you know bonobos share more than 98% of our DNA? This #WorldBonoboDay you can help protect threatened habitat for primates across the globe. Donate now: bit.ly/40YTSwq

Did you know 2.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere each year? You can help fight #climatechange by protecting critical rainforest habitat across the globe 🌎 Donate now: bit.ly/4hycUkg

Rainforest Trust is excited to congratulate the DeHaan Finalists for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize for major victories in conservation, especially those partners of Rainforest Trust. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4gEc5oI

Rainforest Trust partner Nature and Culture International, in Peru, recently captured new images within a Rainforest Trust project.

Did you know one acre of rainforest is lost every three seconds?

Did you know an elephant’s trunk contains thousands of muscles?

#Climate catastrophes are stacking up like storm clouds on an angry horizon, and we can no longer turn away.

Today on #WorldWetlandsDay learn about Rainforest Trust’s work to protect critical wetland habitat–storing and sequestering vast quantities of carbon: bit.ly/4jJcr02

Did you know every zebra 🦓 has a unique stripe pattern? No two zebras are exactly alike. This #InternationalZebraDay you can help protect habitat for zebras and other threatened species. Donate now: bit.ly/3WBdyp0

Conservation efforts in the Niger Delta have led to an announcement by the Bayelsa State Government at the beginning of 2025—a total ban on all logging operations in the state effective January 1, 2025.

Hunters and poachers are driving the Critically Endangered Helmeted Hornbill toward extinction across Southeast Asia, and without protection its very existence is in jeopardy. You can help. Donate now: bit.ly/3WBbygi

Did you know #frogs 🐸 don’t drink water?

In Brazil, the world’s largest wetland, rich in #biodiversity and a critical stopover for migrating #birds, is in danger of drying up as temperatures rise, water is overused, land is converted for agriculture, and wildfires burn.

Road building, mining, and water diversion threaten countless species in the Tropical Andes, including critically endangered #frogs.

Armadillos have a flexible shell, with hardened overlapping sections. This modified skin acts as a form of protection against predators or other threats.

Did you know 2.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere each year? You can take action for the planet 🌎 Visit our website to learn more: bit.ly/3yfKBpf

Did you know #snakes 🐍 grow out of their skin?