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PUNTA SAN JUAN

At less than 150 acres in size, Punta San Juan, Peru, is smaller than
A t l e s s t h a n 1 5 0 a c r e s i n s i z e , P u n t a S a n J u a n , P e r u , i s s m a l l e r t h a n PUNTA SAN JUAN CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP AWARDEES
Brookfield Zoo. The protected reserve is home to several thousand
Additionally, two scientists intricately involved in Peruvian conservation
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were distinguished at our Conservation Leadership Awards this year:
endangered Humboldt penguins and Peruvian fur seals, and the
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on the marine-coastal ecosystems of the Humboldt Current in Peru
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