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On this tailor made wildlife tour, our local representatives are the tourism arm of the foremost Panamanian conservation organisation, our local guides are mostly keen naturalists, and our accommodation is mainly in small, locally-run operations hiring local staff which allows them stay in their villages rather than head to the city for work. Their communities observe how our type of tourism enables their villages to remain intact, and they work to preserve the wildlife which our clients come to see.
The wildlife of Lake Gatun benefits directly from the income generated by taking visitors onto the lake, which helps pay for their protection and maintain the integrity of the rainforest. The income from the Embera Amerindian village visit enables that friendly indigenous tribe to keep its traditional way of life rather than drift to the cities for low paid jobs and deprived housing.
By staying at Burbayar Lodge, you contribute to the continued preservation of its large private rainforest reserve, one of the few protected tracts in that region. When birdwatching for quetzals in Boquete, be conscious that your presence there provides the owner with an incentive to keep his private piece of cloud forest heaven just the way it is. The same goes for your time at Cala Mia, whose owners do their utmost to keep the lovely Boca Brava island as pristine as possible and rely on your presence to do so. They know that it is the wonderfully unspoilt nature of their island which is the main attraction to their guests.
For twenty years our philosophy has been to take small numbers of sympathetic, like-minded people to areas of unspoilt natural beauty, thereby demonstrating to the local population the economic advantages of preserving their natural heritage rather than destroying it for short term gain.
There are many examples to be found within our various destinations where our kind of natural history tourism has led to the formation of protected areas, many on privately-owned properties which might otherwise have been clear-felled and converted to agriculture. In Panama, the work of our representatives has led to the formation of the dry tropical forested Punta Patino Reserve in the Darien region, among others.
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