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I’ve got a bit of a backlog of observations to upload, but I can’t not upload this one!

After a VERY long kayak trip from Balloch to Inchconachan, I spent about an hour and a half looking for the wild wallabies that live on the island. They were released in the 1940s and have had a stable population ever since, and I’d always wanted to see them (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wallabies-of-inchconnachan).

Well, with less than ten minutes before I would have had to reluctantly start the trip back, I saw one! It was bounding through the ferns higher up the island, along one of the tracks they seem to have. I followed it for a while, more listening to the telltale ‘bouncing through undergrowth’ sound than seeing it (they’re fast), and finally was able to get this photo. Well worth the trip!

Observación y registro hecho por Eissenhower Castillo, campesino guardian quien habita y protege la Reserva Forestal Protectora Cerro del Quininí.

"Gracias a la UNAL aprendimos a querer y valorar toda la biodiversidad de la reserva del Cerro Quínini." Eissenhower Castillo

Finca Tijiki, Vereda La Vuelta, Tibacuy

This snake had been captured locally in a populated area the day before and was being released in this nearby protected area. It was described to us as a "False Cottonmouth" by Wally, a local conservationist. It is venomous, but its bite is not a serious threat to humans.