MORLEY READ / Deforested hillsides north of Quito, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Striped robber frog (Eleutherodactylus unistrigatus) captive, Quito, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Cucuruchos carrying a cross made from prickly cactus, during the Good Friday Procession commemorating the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, Quito, Ecuador, April 2010

Pete Oxford / False Cobra (Pseustes sulphureus) hatching from egg in vivarium, Quito, Ecuador

MORLEY READ / Quito Rocket Frog or Waterfall Rocket Frog (Colostethus jacobuspetersi), Quito, Ecuador. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. 1997.

MORLEY READ / Close-up of Quito Rocket Frog or Waterfall Rocket Frog (Colostethus jacobuspetersi), Quito, Ecuador. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. 1997.

MORLEY READ / Quito Rocket Frog or Waterfall Rocket Frog (Colostethus jacobuspetersi), Quito, Ecuador. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. 1997.

MORLEY READ / Quito Rocket Frog or Waterfall Rocket Frog (Colostethus jacobuspetersi), Quito, Ecuador. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. 1997.

MORLEY READ / Quito Rocket Frog or Waterfall Rocket Frog (Colostethus jacobuspetersi), Quito, Ecuador. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. 1997.

MORLEY READ / Quito Rocket Frog or Waterfall Rocket Frog (Colostethus jacobuspetersi), Quito, Ecuador. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. 1997.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Buff-Winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae) male perched, Quito, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / View from east slopes of Pichincha Volcano, Quito, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January 2008

Rolf Nussbaumer / Sapphire-Vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) adult feeding from flower, Quito, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

Rolf Nussbaumer / Sapphire-Vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani) adult perched, Quito, Ecuador, Andes, South America, January

MORLEY READ / Aerial view of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, with snow-capped volcanoes in the background

MORLEY READ / Deforested hillsides north of Quito, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian man on his mobile phone, Moi Enomenga, leader of the Quehueire Ono community and an influencial Huaorani leader, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company...

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian man, Moi Enomenga, leader of the Quehueire Ono community and an influencial Huaorani leader, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build...

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian woman in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian woman in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian woman with balsa ear plugs, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 200...

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian man - Moi Enomenga, leader of the Quehueire Ono community and an influencial Huaorani leader, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to buil...

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian woman in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador , July 2005

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian woman with balsa ear plugs, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador , July 2...

Pete Oxford / Headdress of Huaorani indian woman in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Close up of balsa ear plugs of Huaorani indian man, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador,...

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indians in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian men with spears in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian woman in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indian man, Moi Enomenga, leader of the Quehueire Ono community and an influencial Huaorani leader, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build...

Pete Oxford / Huaorani indians in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, July 2005

Pete Oxford / Close up of balsa ear plugs of Huaorani indian man, in Quito for a protest march against Petrobras, a Brazilian oil company who wanted to build another access road into Yasuni National Park, Ecuador...

MORLEY READ / Truck transporting timber from the rainforest across the Andes to Quito, Ecuador.

MORLEY READ / Aerial view of deforestation north of Quito, Ecuador

MORLEY READ / Aerial view of deforestation for agriculture, north of Quito, Ecuador

MORLEY READ / Aerial view of Quito showing well-watered golf course in arid landscape, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Bull fighting during the Quito festival, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Bull fight Quito Festival, 6th December, Ecuador

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Fire-bellied Frog (Atelopus ignescens) portrait, extinct animal, Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador

MORLEY READ / Deforested hillsides north of Quito, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Two Riobamba marsupial frogs {Gastrotheca riobambae} captive, Quito, Ecuador, Endangered

Pete Oxford / Exterior of Basílica de la Merced, Cathedral, Quito, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Interior of Basílica de la Merced, Cathedral, Quito, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Cucurucho carries statue of Jesus and wraps barbed wire around his chest to share in suffering. Good Friday parade, Quito, Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Cucurucho parade on Good Friday commemorating the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, Easter Weekend Catholic Parade, Quito, Ecuador. People wearing hoods and robes

Pete Oxford / Cucurucho parade. Luis Cayo carries a heavy wooden cross through the streets of the old town during the Good Friday Parade commemorating the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, Easter Weekend Catholic...

Pete Oxford / Andean lupin {Lupinus sp} growing on hillside above Quito, Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Masks for New Year celebrations, Quito, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Andean lupin {Lupinus sp} Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Crater of Guagua Pichincha, an active volcano in the Andes Mountains near Quito, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Indian woman carrying wares to market, Ofelia Market, Quito, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Portrait of Indian woman at Ofelia Market, Quito, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Crowd watching Bull fight, Quito festival Ecuador, 6 December. South America

Pete Oxford / Bull fight, Quito festival, Ecuador 6 December. South America

Pete Oxford / Bull fight, Quito festival, Ecuador 6 December. South America

Pete Oxford / Bull fight, Quito festival, Ecuador 6 December. South America

Pete Oxford / Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae) chick in nest, Quito, Ecuador

Barrie Britton / Giant hummingbird {Patagona gigas} feeds chick at prickly pear cactus nest, Rio Bamba near Quito, Ecuador, South America