Field Projects International

Urgent help is needed to fight fires in Indonesian Borneo. These videos were shared with us by Dr. Cheryl Knott, director of the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program. The firefighting effort has been ongoing for days, and the fires will have long-term consequences for orangutan survival, the forests that support them, and the villages that work hard to live in harmony with this precious environment. You can help.

Here is an article about the situation in The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/indonesia-wildfires-threaten-leading-orangutan-research-site-borneo-cabang-panti

Please donate to the groups on the ground that are putting all their resources toward this disaster. Here are two that are right there and critical to resolution.

GPOCP: https://www.savewildorangutans.org/emergency-fire-fighting-fund/

YIARI: https://yiari.or.id/en/beranda-english/

We carry out safe annual sampling from >500 animals every year in the Peruvian Amazon. Three of the 5 people in the picture are new to the project, they make this work possible and they acquire some worthwhile skills and experience in the process.

The “monkey in the middle” is special, his name is BLBG. We first met him in 2012 (as a young adult), here he is with the team in 2026, you can do the math. The Messi of present day tamarins.

Picture 2: BLBG’s mug shot in 2013 (we didn’t have a good camera in 2012).

Picture 3: BLBGs 2026-year-old feet.

There is no better metric for how a forest is doing than the survival of animals like BLBG, and last we checked, FPI collects longitudinal data on greater than 300 species (even tiny individual bats we monitor from year to year).

Reach out to us at [email protected] and we would happily discuss how you can help sustain this program. Donations are great, this year two participant scholarships were funded by donations alone. There are other ways besides donations. We are a 501c3 charity, we do this work for you and for animals like BLBG.

To get to this lab you have to climb those stairs.
Proudly part of the In Situ Laboratory Initiative. https://lnkd.in/gj2kPzQM.
Do you have a genetics lab in an unusual place? Send us a message, we would love to learn about it.

We’re excited to announce an opening for a Laboratory Technician at the Los Amigos Biological Station in Madre de Dios, Peru. This fixed-term position supports molecular biology and genetics research in one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. If you have experience in molecular lab techniques and a passion for conservation science, we encourage you to apply. Applicant must have Peruvian citizenship or have established residency and approval to work in Peru.
🗓️ Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with a deadline of February 20, 2026.
🔗 Apply here: https://fieldprojects.org/lab-tech-application-los-amigos/

ESPAÑOL 🇵🇪
¡Estamos convocando a un/a Técnico/a de Laboratorio para trabajar en la Estación Biológica Los Amigos, en Madre de Dios! Este puesto a plazo fijo apoyará investigaciones en biología molecular y genética en una de las regiones más biodiversas del planeta. Buscamos personas con experiencia en laboratorio y compromiso con la conservación. El solicitante debe tener ciudadanía peruana o haber establecido residencia y aprobación para trabajar en Perú.
🗓️ Las postulaciones se revisan de manera continua, con fecha límite el 20 de febrero de 2026.
🔗 Postula aquí: https://fieldprojects.org/lab-tech-application-los-amigos/

🌿🐆 Amazon Jaguar Festival 2025 🐆🌿

We’re excited to support our colleagues and friends as they launch the Amazon Jaguar Festival 2025, a community-led initiative headed by bringing together art, Indigenous culture, science, and conservation to honor the jaguar’s cultural and ecological importance.

📅 Dates & Locations
✨ Leticia (Peru–Colombia–Brazil): Nov 14–17
✨ Puerto Maldonado (Peru): Nov 25–29 (culminating on International Jaguar Day) 🐆

The jaguar is both a sacred symbol in Indigenous worldviews and a keystone species for the balance of the Amazon, yet it faces growing threats from deforestation and illegal trafficking. This festival is a community-led call to protect the jaguar, revitalize ancestral cultures, and inspire the next generation of environmental defenders.

💡 How you can get involved, even from afar:
🎁 Donate to the campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/festivaldeljaguar2025
➡️ Share this initiative with others who care about nature, Amazonian culture, and conservation!
🌎 Learn more: www.jaguarfest.org
🐆 Follow the initiative on Instagram:

📸 :.mendozasilva &

While domestic cats may rule our homes, their cousins are silently navigating the dense of the world, and their survival is key to their ecosystems.

🔬 Through , , and , we are able to:
🐆 Monitor patterns
🧫 Observe the spread of and pathogens
🧬 Bolster reference repositories, adding species previously not recorded

, Big impact. Beyond their beauty and ecological role as apex and mesopredators, offer us a unique window into the health and complexity of .

Considered "umbrella species", protecting big cats also hundreds of other species that share their . Studying them helps us conserve the unseen: fungi, insects, amphibians, and even carbon-capturing trees that thrive under the protection of intact, predator-rich forests. Most importantly, strategies can be developed fully rooted in . 🌎 Happy ! 🐱

Last field season, video journalists Georgia Krause (Seattle, WA) and Andrea Ramos Maldonado (Lima, Peru) were with the team at in Peru, capturing the lively and fast-paced activity of our research during the peak of the season. 🌿 We are very excited to share their final works!

There's more to it than just recording the action! 📹 To create final products like Georgia & Andrea do, hundreds of hours of footage must be meticulously edited for quality and, most importantly, for purpose. Will this video demonstrate detailed protocols for a scientific audience? 🧬 Will it tell a moving story of wildlife conservation to the animal-loving public? 🐾 Mastering this skill is key to effective scientific communication! 📝

Enjoy some photos and stay tuned for their final works!

Doctors’ orders. Get outside and enjoy the plant s*x.

You better hop to it! The deadline to apply for our Reptile & Amphibian Surveillance Program in Vietnam is just TWO days away - December 1st!⏰🐸

Few spaces left. Take the leap!

Reptile & Amphibian Surveillance Program: The Quick Facts 🐸
🗓️ Timing: January 5th - 18th, 2025
⏳ Duration: 2 weeks
📍 Location: Nghe An Province, Vietnam
📝 Applications: Due DECEMBER 1ST, 2024
🐸 Program Fee: $2,400 - Fee includes all local transport from Hanoi + food + lodging + instruction

To read more and apply, check out our website at https://buff.ly/48l4J7c!

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