Ecorana environmental at the Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society field station: Animal of the Week

Ecorana Environmental ltd., Blog at it's partner field staiton at the T.R.E.E.S

We are Ecorana Environmental, an eco-travel and environmental education company that specializes in creating and planning applied learning holidays for students, researchers, and ecotourists alike. Our team consists of travel and outreach specialists as well as research biologists and teachers who specialize in environmental education and conservation. We are well-versed in providing comfortable, safe, and exciting learning and travel opportunities to a range of clientele interested in environmentally and culturally conscious travel.Ecorana is poised to offer travel and education abroad opportunities in the diverse tropical country of Belize. Ecorana employs biologists who are well-trained in tropical ecology, herpetology, and ornithology, and as such, studies in tropical biology are the primary focus of our educational holidays. However, our team’s diverse interests and expertise allow us to plan all types of holidays ranging from wildlife ecotours to yoga retreats to West African drumming courses to ecological field technique courses. Wherever your interests lie, you can be guaranteed that Ecorana will be right there with you.Ecorana maintains values of environmental and cultural conservation and stewardship, hands-on education, and inclusive learning, and seeks to instill those values in all visitors to Belize. We work with many field stations and educational centers, scientists, educators, tour companies, tour guides, eco-lodges, and parks, both on the mainland and on the islands of Belize, to make sure you go exactly where you want to go and see exactly what you want to see and more!

One of our main partners is the Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (T.R.E.E.S) and their field station in Belize. The objectives of this environmental education center are to host various cultural and environmental based student courses, workshops and event hosting in the heart of the beautiful Maya Mountains of Belize. We plan on providing our services to international students as well as providing opportunities for Belizean students.

For more information see our website at www.ecorana.ca, or send us and email at info@ecorana.ca or to go directly to the T.R.E.E.S website www.treesociety.org

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Animal of the Week

Mat has already proposed a fun new activity today, the "UAQ", but here is another one we want to get going: the TREES Animal of the Week!

We are always finding amazing little (and sometimes big!) critters here, and we want to share them with you! Each week we will post our animal of the week, the coolest, prettiest, or downright craziest critter we've found that week.

This week's winner is the Boa Constrictor! I found this big guy (or girl) lying partly hidden in the grass in the orchard on a walk through on Monday. I know it is only Thursday but I really don't think there is any way to top this thing. It was huge, feisty, and I dragged it all the way up the super steep hill and threw it in the empty cabin so that I could get some pictures of it and surprise Mat when he came home from his trip to town! Poor boa. He was a good sport about it.