Saving Critical Ecosystems. Protecting Threatened & Endangered Wildlife
The Payunia Provincial Reserve in Argentina’s Mendoza province hosts a variety of wildlife, including endangered Andean cats, pumas, and the largest migratory guanaco herd in the world. At nearly 1.6 million acres, this massive reserve covers an area nearly as large as the state of Delaware. Unfortunately, livestock in the area have competed with guanacos for food and water, leading to overgrazing and limited food supply.
To address this, Greater Good Charities teamed up with WCS Argentina and GreaterGood.com to expand the reserve and reduce livestock in the area by purchasing ranch land and compensating retiring livestock producers for their grazing rights. So far, we've protected more than 150,000 acres, which includes summering habitat for guanacos and other threatened species.
“When I first visited this area almost 10 years ago, I saw hundreds of large, wild animals simultaneously, including guanaco, foxes, and condors spread across a wide plain; surrounded by mountains and an extinct volcano”, said GreaterGood’s CEO, Tim Kunin. “It was like a South American Serengeti. I knew we had to protect this majestic and important landscape.”
Help Us Protect Even More
We hope to expand the reserve to protect the migratory guanacos’ wintering habitat and successfully secured 50,000 acres of the northern portion of the parcel. The cattle that had been competing with the native wildlife on the land have been removed to begin revitalizing the area, which should lead to more migratory guanaco - and other animals - using this important habitat.
Your donation supports preserving this acreage, which will conserve critical habitat for Argentinian wildlife and improve biodiversity in the region. Our partner, Greater Good Charities, will be on the ground assisting in the land's restoration process, as well as monitoring species' activity. Give now.
Greater Good Charities has ultimate authority and discretion with regard to the distribution of its funds. All expenditures made are consistent with the exempt purposes of Greater Good Charities.
