It’s Wild Wonder Wednesday! Today, we dive into the fascinating world of the Small-spotted Cat-eyed Snake species. These remarkable creatures are primarily active at night, making them skilled nocturnal hunters. Their preferred targets consist of a variety of creatures such as frogs, frog eggs, lizards, and salamanders. Adults grow up to 87 cm (34 in) […]

With the participation of the Forest Department, Bull Run Overseas Limited, BATSUB and FCD, an inaugural event was held today at Cooma Cairn for the extension of the Cooma Cairn Ranger Outpost. FCD Rangers now have a more spacious area to operate from. FCD is thankful to the Forest Department and BATSUB for making this […]

The citizen science program is well underway. We can safely say that the effort by these volunteers help protect the scarlet macaws and help increase the wild populations in the Chiquibul. FCD remains grateful of their support.

The FCD Extension Technician successfully convened a farmers meeting in the Vaca Forest Reserve. It was resolved to call in a special session of the Friends of the Vaca Forest Reserve in order to elect new Committee members. It is expected that a new committee will help strengthen governance in the reserve which will lead […]

With the financial assistance from the Canada Fund for Local Initiative (CLI), FCD is embarking on an 8 month project to promote a dialogue and support between hotspot communities along the Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone whilst fomenting confidence building and reducing the incidences of forest fires. Annually the threats of cross border fires into Belize’s Chiquibul-Maya […]