Conservation Group HonduHerp Protects Reptiles and Cloud Forests
Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 19, 2026 · Originally reported August 18, 2026 by Diario Roatán
HonduHerp, a nonprofit founded in 2023 by Honduran and US scientists, protects reptile and amphibian species through land conservation, community education, and research, including a 30-hectare cloud-forest reserve in Copán that shelters the jade pit viper, a venomous snake whose presence signals a healthy forest ecosystem.
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