The Amazing Wildlife of Mirador National Park

Global Conservation

A vast, unbroken expanse of rainforest spills across the border between northeastern Guatemala and the Mexican state of Campeche. This was once the thriving epicenter of an extensive Maya civilization that sustained up to a million people, centered around a capital city called El Mirador. This is the Maya Biosphere Reserve, the largest protected area in Central America, covering almost one-fifth of Guatemala. The Maya Forest is one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest on Earth. In the millennium since El Mirador was abandoned, a cacophony of life has risen from the ashes of these ancient cities. Now called Mirador National Park, this forest is bursting with diversity, a refuge for some of the most enchanting and endangered organisms on Earth. The park contains five kinds of tropical forest; just one hectare of this forest, about the size of a city block, can contain upwards of two hundred tree species. Global Conservation Executive Director Jeff Morgan worked on this documentary short film with distinguished conservationists including Dr. Gerardo Ceballos of People vs. Extinction, Francisco Asturias (interviewed in film), and Jen Guyton, PhD Ecologist. The film features amazing videography by Francisco Asturias, Ricky Lopez Bruni, Gabriel Urruela, and Daniel Lopez T. Jaguars, tapirs, peccaries, reptiles and many bird species are caught on video and shown in the film. The Amazing Wildlife of Mirador National Park was produced and narrated by W.J. McKay. Go to globalconservation.org for more information. #elmirador​ #miradornationalpark​ #stopextinction