Frog Breeding Project Approved by Indigenous Council

A major landmark has been reached by Project Green Jungle and our partners on the Indigenous reservation. We have received word that our project will be supported by the Bribri Tribal Council. This means that we have the support of the elders in our sustainable revenue breeding project. Three years ago we first met the Indigenous living in the village of kachabri. They were about 30 strong at that point. During our first trip, they were not overly welcoming of us, but as we returned, and talked about the possibilities of breeding reptiles and amphibians as a renewable income source, we became good friends. Now we are considered family by many of the villagers, and return to the village on a regular basis. Many hours of hard work have been put in by Project Green Jungle and the people of Kachabri.

We are relieved and excited to know we have hit a major landmark in the success of this one-of-a-kind project. In fact, the people of Kachabri are very excited as well. The prospect of income derived from wildlife is a new concept to them, and it is well within their cultural and personal beliefs to utilize wildlife this way. In fact, Jairo (our contact) and his family are very interested in the accompanying research projects as well as the chance to distribute funds and grants to other villages on the reservation. It is estimated that the training the villagers will receive will produce 10-15 times the amount of income one family currently earns throughout the year in an area the size of a large dinner table. Breeding reptiles and amphibians for export to zoos and breeders will take the pressure off traditional agriculture's unsustainable use of natural resources. In fact, with our biological surveys and reintroduction programs, this program's goal is to have a positive impact on the environment.

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