IBERÁ

Argentina-bound nature enthusiasts now have even more reason to visit the northeastern province of Corrientes, where almost 160,000 hectares of the world’s second-largest wetlands were designated as Iberá National Park in December. Close to 40 percent of the land was donated by Tompkins Conservation; concurrent with its efforts in Chile, the NGO is “rewilding” former ranchland and repopulating the wetlands with endemic species not seen here since the early 20th century. The past decade or so has witnessed the successful reintroduction of giant anteaters, lowland tapirs, and pampas deer, while the first cubs at Iberá’s jaguar breeding center were born last June. The newly minted wildlife sanctuary adjoins the 550,000-hectare Iberá Provincial Park; together, they form the single biggest conservation zone in Argentina.