TXST Ecuador

Studying science abroad.

[TMA - Third Millennium Alliance @tma_earth]

The TMA team is taking their wildlife monitoring to a higher level. In December, a team of researchers launched the Canopy Acoustic and Imaging Project (CAIP for short). Researchers climbed to the tops of 20 different trees throughout the Three Forests Conservation Corridor.

[Shawn F. McCracken @ShawnFMcCracken]

"We listened to the crack of another tree trunk as the chainsaw idled down, but it didn’t hit the ground. Like a wounded soldier being carried by his brave brothers it was being held up by the surrounding canopy trees and lianas, the chainsaw redirected its aim at them." -

[Shawn F. McCracken @ShawnFMcCracken]

Reserva Jama-Coaque arrival inventory for our Canopy Acoustic and Imaging Project to monitor endangered arboreal mammals and birds along the Three Forests Conservation Corridor. #audiomoth #bioacoustics #cameratrap #canopy #conservation #ecoacoustics #ruffordsmallgrants

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

2019 Ecuador Education Abroad Program from Biology won the TXST Education Abroad Banner Photo Contest. Super excited to receive this honor, thank you! In the Andes Mountains of Ecuador at 4280 meters on top of the inactive Vulcan Fuya Fuya with Laguna Mojanda in the background.

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

We’re super excited to receive this honor again! Thank you! The photo was taken at 4280 meters (14,041 ft) on top of the inactive stratovolcano Fuya Fuya in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. It was an intense hike!

[TXST Education Abroad @txstedabroad]

Congratulations to @TXSTEcuador ! Winner of the Banner Photo Contest! Apply for Summer 2020 Faculty-led programs link in bio! #mynewclassroom #txstabroad https://t.co/KupnFp2Wov

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

@txstedabroad We’re super excited to receive this honor again! Thank you! The photo was taken at 4280 meters (14,041 ft) on top of the inactive stratovolcano Fuya Fuya in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. It was an intense hike!

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

We are super excited to announce our program is being recognized and featured by Texas State University for the incredible experiential learning opportunity combined with research experience that we get to offer… https://t.co/se6wqXBCF9

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We’ve returned from the Amazon rainforest. Students had an incredible experience courtesy of the Eden Kichwa community. We explored and experienced different forest types, different river systems, the entire… https://t.co/gOQWPHDIvy

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Departure for the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in the Upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador. Our students will experiencing and learning about the lowland rainforests in what is considered one of the most biodiverse locations… https://t.co/dABq3NLVFh

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Today on Isla Isabela our students snorkeled with green sea turtles, marine iguanas, and incredible tropical fishes. We’ve seen Galápagos penguins, white tip reef sharks, sally lightfoot crabs, lava lizards, sea… https://t.co/kzLwgYeldv

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

After our quick visit to Mindo where we got some hot showers and more excellent food plus great talks by our friends Rudy Gelis and Tom Quesenberry we are off to the Galápagos Islands this morning. @ Mindo, Ecuador https://t.co/kHRa1MAjI8

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Some more pics to share of our Texas State students experiencing and learning about tropical ecology and conservation at the Third Millennium Alliance Jama-Coaque Reserve. Waterfalls, genetics in the jungle, Boa… https://t.co/oZJfJWlZAR

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

Students had an amazing visit to the the Jama-Coaque Reserve. It always feels too quick but today we are headed to the cloud forest of Mindo. More pics soon! @ Manabí Province https://t.co/csbG9yjCXC

[TXST Ecuador @TXSTEcuador]

2019 Texas State Univ - Ecuador Study Abroad is on the ground in Ecuador and headed to the Jama-Coaque Reserve. @ Quito, Ecuador https://t.co/AH4xAXnVdg

[David Rodriguez @texcroc]

Starting our Study Abroad-Ecuador adventure! More updates later: Jama-Coaque Reserve (coast), Mindo (Andes), Galapagos Islands, Coca, Yasuni (Amazon), and Otavalo (Andes) #txst #txstbio

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See the Critically Endangered Ecuadorian White-fronted Capuchin when we visit the Jama-Coaque Reserve. https://t.co/3qqX5a7KEF

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Guide to the reptiles of Galapagos! https://t.co/ND6AIXMo57

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Reptiles of Galápagos | Tropical Herping https://t.co/ND6AIXMo57

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