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Newsletter no. 1 — July 2026

Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil — Atlantic Forest

The Project in Numbers
4,187
Observations
1,173
Species
646
Identifiers
10
Observers
Highlight of the Month
Big-eared Opossum
Didelphis aurita

1,876 observations worldwide. The Vem Pra Mata project accounts for 85 of them — roughly 4% of the global record, from a single patch of Atlantic Forest.

✦ View observation on iNaturalist →
A pair of seriemas, calling

Also this month, a pair of red-legged seriemas was caught calling at the site — a record now published both on iNaturalist and on our YouTube channel.

✦ View observation on iNaturalist →
Special Visits
6 July
Victor Biasutti

We welcomed Victor Biasutti, a naturalist from Santa Teresa with more than 7,700 photographs and 475 species recorded on WikiAves. He grew up at the Mello Leitão Museum and knew Augusto Ruschi closely. The site's camera trap caught the moment at 13:27.

Victor Biasutti during his visit to Sítio Canaã, recorded by the GardePro camera trap
SITIOCANAA1 · 6 Jul 2026 · 13:27 · 22°C
26 July
Renan Betzel and Athos Souza

Birdwatchers Renan Betzel and Athos Souza stopped by the site and caught a green-chinned euphonia in action.

✦ View observation on iNaturalist →
🛠️ New: Apps for the Community
Sticker Generator

Paste the link of any iNaturalist observation and generate a sticker with the photo, scientific name and species data — free, no login required.

✦ Open the app →
Ranking and Rarities

See how the species you have observed compare with the global record — including the rarest ones you have caught, with no login required.

✦ Open the app →
BioPoster/TrailCam

A tool built by Polones to generate posters from camera trap photos — free, straight in the browser.

✦ Open the app →
🔗 Where to Find Us
iNaturalist Project

Every fauna and flora observation from Sítio Canaã, catalogued by the community — photos, identifications and open data for research.

✦ View the project →
YouTube Channel

Feeder Camera, Trail Camera, Concerts and Behind the Scenes — videos and Shorts of Atlantic Forest wildlife in Santa Teresa.

✦ View the channel →
Acknowledgements

And to Polones, for the BioPoster/TrailCam app.