Andes Mountains

High-altitude connectivity corridors, connecting the Andes Mountains to the Amazon Rainforest, serve as vital wildlife routes that link snow-covered peaks to the humid rainforests. Key corridors safeguard important migration paths for spectacled bears, mountain tapirs, jaguars, and hundreds of bird species. These corridors facilitate the movement of wildlife, genetic exchange, and climate adaptation, while also providing essential ecosystem services. Threatened by roads, agriculture, and climate change, protecting these corridors is crucial for South America's biodiversity.

The Andes Mountains, also known as Cordillera de los Andes, are renowned as the world's longest continental mountain range, extending in a grand trajectory along the western coast of South America. This extraordinary geographical feature not only delineates a slender western coastal area from the remaining expanse of the continent but also claims the distinction of being the tallest mountain range globally outside of Asia.