We rescue, rehabilitate and release Andean condors, spectacled bears, pumas, macaws and vicuñas — many arriving injured from illegal trafficking. Visit the rescue center, meet the animals, and fund the release program.
The largest flying bird in the world. In 2019 we released a GPS-tracked condor to study migration across the Andes — part of a long-running breeding and monitoring program.
South America's only bear species. Our three residents share a 300 square-meter enclosure with a pool and climbing platforms, and eat a daily mix of fresh fruit, oatmeal and bromeliads.
Born in captivity, Mufasa can't be released. He shares the rescue center with rescued pumas capable of three-meter jumps and 60 km/h sprints.
Brilliantly coloured, fiercely monogamous, and known to live up to 70 years. Many of ours were rescued from illegal trade.
The vicuña appears on Peru's national coat of arms. At the rescue center, visitors can see all four native South American camelids side by side.
Rarely-seen wild felines from Peru's cloud forests and high-altitude grasslands. Several arrived injured and remain at the rescue center long-term.
The Release ProgramOf more than 200 animals taken in since 2007, roughly 25% have been rehabilitated and released back into the wild. Releases are monitored by satellite where possible — our 2019 condor release gave the program its first long-range movement data across the Peruvian Andes.
“Every rescue is a small bet against extinction. The Andean condor is where we started, and where we keep returning.”
The rescue center sits at Kilometer 22 of the Cusco–Pisac road, a 30-minute drive from the Plaza de Armas. Local buses toward Pisac depart from PUPUTI street and stop at the rescue center gate.
