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| Division of Bird Habitat Conservation | |
A total of $2.5 million in funding was approved for the following 16 projects on March 2006. Project partners are contributing $3.8 million in matching funds to affect 36,500 acres of habitat. These projects are considered part of the Fiscal Year 2006 grants cycle. Project Summary Table.
| AGUASCALIENTES, COLIMA, DISTRITO FEDERAL, ESTADO DE MEXICO, GUANAJUATO, JALISCO, MICHOACAN, MORELOS, NAYARIT, PUEBLA, QUERETARO, SAN LUIS POTOSI, TLAXCALA, AND ZACATECAS | |
| Project: Inventory
and Classification of Critical Wetlands in Mexico, Phase V: Central Highlands. Location: Wetlands within the States of Aguascalientes, Colima, Distrito Federal, Estado de Mexico, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas. Grantee: Ducks Unlimited of Mexico, A.C. (DUMAC). Contact: Eduardo Carrera González, [011] (52) (818) 335-1212, ecarrera@dumac.org. Partners: Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $306,979. Matching Funds: $309,737. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 16, 17, and 18. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Central. Ecoregion: |
In this the project’s fifth phase, partners will inventory and classify the critical wetlands of Mexico’s Central Highlands, a region covering the Federal District and all or part of 13 states. The same standardized inventory and classification system used by partners in previous project phases in other parts of the country will be employed again for this phase. The data produced, including images, maps, and databases, will be integrated into a user-friendly system and made available to partners in both the public and private sector engaged in wetland conservation and management in Mexico. Partners’ work in the Central Highlands brings their goal of nationwide wetlands mapping closer to completion. It also adds to the vast body of valuable information gathered to date, which is already guiding conservation efforts and benefiting migratory birds. |
| BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE | |
| Project: Bahía
San Quintín: Protecting and Managing a Critical Wetland for Pacific
Brant, Shorebirds, and Endangered Rails. Location: Municipality of Ensenada, State of Baja California. Grantee: Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. Contact: Eduardo Palacios Castro, [011] (52) (612)121-2800, epalacio@cicese.mx. Partner: The Nature Conservancy, ProEsteros, Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE), and Biological Research Center of the Northwest (CIBNOR). Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $100,168. Matching Funds: $114,500. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 1. BCR: 32. AICA: 13. Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
Bahía San Quintín, located on the coast of northwestern Baja California, is one of the most important sites in the Pacific Flyway for 188 species of wetland-associated migratory birds. The bay’s channels contain vast eelgrass beds that attract 20,000 to 30,000 wintering Pacific brant—more than 30 percent of the total population in Mexico. Its diverse coastal habitats are important to three highly imperiled shorebird species, mountain and snowy plovers and long-billed curlew, and to breeding populations of several threatened or endangered species and subspecies of other birds, including black rail and light-footed clapper rail. Bahía San Quintín is not protected, and tourism development, agriculture, grazing, and other human-induced disturbances pose ongoing threats to the site’s natural resources. Project partners will develop and submit a technical proposal to the State for creating a natural protected area within the bay. They also will prepare a site conservation plan for the bay and a species action plan for the light-footed clapper rail. The surrounding community will learn of the bay’s ecological values through an education program. |
| Project: Conservation
in the Federal Maritime Zone in Bahía San Quintín. Location: Municipality of Ensenada, State of Baja California. Grantee: Terra Peninsular, A.C. Contact: Juan Manuel García Caudillo, [011] (52) (646) 175-7104, juanmanuel@terrapeninsular.org. Partner: None. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $99,598. Matching Funds: $100,750. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 1. BCR: 32. AICA: 13. Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
Bahía San Quintín, located in the western part of San Quintín Valley along the northwestern coast of Baja California, contains a diversity of coastal habitats important to wetland-associated migratory waterfowl, shorebirds, waterbirds, and song birds. The bay and its vast natural resources are not protected and are vulnerable to the many human-induced threats that surround it, particularly tourism, urban, and agricultural development. Along the entire coastline of Mexico runs the Federal Sea and Land Zone (ZOFEMAT), covering all intertidal areas and projecting 60 feet (20 meters) inland from maximum high tide. Through permit-like concessions from the Federal Government, this zone can be used for commercial and other uses—including no use at all. Grant and matching funds will enable the grantee to purchase a 50-year, protective-use concession in the part of the zone associated with the wetlands and dunes of Punta Mazo, within Bahía San Quintín. The areas covered by the concession will be maintained in their natural state following the development of a management plan, and any for-profit or permanent construction activities will be prohibited. |
| BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR | |
| Project: Conservation
of Brant and Other Migratory Waterbirds in the Guerrero Negro-Ojo de Liebre
Coastal Lagoon Complex, Mexico. Location: City and Lagoon of Guerrero Negro, State of Baja California, and Ojo de Liebre Lagoon, State of Baja California Sur. Grantee: Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. Contact: Gustavo Danemann, [011] (52) (646)175-3461, gdanemann@pronatura-nmc.org. Partners: Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, Salt Exports, S.A., and El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $251,115. Matching Funds: $371,704. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 2. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
The 322,990-acre (130,765-hectare) Guerrero Negro-Ojo de Liebre lagoon complex is located on the western coastal border of Baja California [Norte] and Baja California Sur. It receives more than 25 percent of the total population of Pacific brant wintering in northwest Mexico plus large concentrations of other migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. This complex is part of the El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve; however, the reserve’s management plan does not include migratory birds. To help fill this void, partners will assess the habitat requirements of and threats to migratory birds in the complex and, consequently, any habitat-improvement needs. They will develop a plan for restoring or enhancing habitat in critical areas and implement initial actions. A plan for the monitoring, conservation, and management of the complex’s migratory birds also will be developed and integrated into the biosphere reserve’s management plan. In addition, partners will conduct educational avian-awareness activities within local communities and will offer avitourism training to local guides. The capacity of a local, nonprofit conservation organization will be strengthened, and agreements designed to enforce existing regulations and improve surveillance within the reserve will be made among stakeholders. |
| BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, CAMPECHE, CHIAPAS, ESTADO DE MEXICO, JALISCO, MICHOACAN, NAYARIT, QUINTANA ROO, SINALOA, SONORA, TABASCO, TAMAULIPAS, VERACRUZ, YUCATAN | |
| Project: Strengthening
the Shorebird National Plan through Development and Distribution of Outreach
Materials. Location: Six operational regions established in Mexico’s National Shorebird Conservation Plan. Grantee: Ducks Unlimited of Mexico, A.C. (DUMAC). Contact: Eduardo Carrera González, 011 (52) (818) 335-1212, ecarrera@dumac.org. Partners: None. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $14,620. Matching Funds: $15,845. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: nationwide. BCR: nationwide. AICA: nationwide. Flyway: nationwide. Ecoregion: nationwide. |
The National Shorebird Conservation Plan initially identified 27 wetlands important to migratory shorebirds in Mexico, based on aerial surveys conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Service. Further discussion at the regional level produced 35 more wetland areas to be considered for inclusion in the national plan. The plan also established six operational regions around the country (Northwest, North-Central, Central, South Pacific, Northeast, and Yucatán Peninsula), each with a regional working group in need of outreach materials and information regarding shorebird distribution and habitat use in Mexico. To meet this need, project partners will conduct a literature review and collect descriptive information for the 53 shorebird species recorded in Mexico. The information will be incorporated into various public, educational, outreach materials, per the national plan’s education component. One such product will be a field identification guide to help the public and local and state decision-makers recognize the different species and learn about their conservation and management. Partners’ efforts will help to strengthen the capacity of the regional working groups and advance the goals of the national plan. |
| BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE AND SONORA | |
| Project: Joint
Initiative for the Restoration of the Colorado River Delta, Mexico. Location: Colorado River Delta, States of Baja California and Sonora. Grantee: Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. – Sonora Office. Contact: Osvel Hinojosa Huerta, [011] (52) (653) 535-6738, ohinojosa@pronatura-nmc.org. Partners: National Institute of Ecology (INE), National Protected Natural Areas Commission (CONANP), and other local partners. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $293,675. Matching Funds: $310,311. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 5. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
The Colorado River Delta, extending some 427,200 acres (172,973 hectares), is one of the most important wetland areas in North America, particularly to the more than 200,000 migratory waterfowl and shorebirds it receives plus 110 species of Neotropical migrants. Project partners have been working together for over a decade in various ways to restore, manage, and raise awareness about the delta’s resources. This project builds upon and further advances their efforts to date. Partners, with local communities’ participation, will restore 4,200 acres (1,700 hectares) of habitat within three key wetland areas, Río Hardy, Laguna del Indio, and El Doctor. A strategy will be developed for protecting and conserving the wetlands at El Doctor. Partners also will acquire the rights to 500,000 cubic meters per year of water in additional areas needing restoration. Environmental awareness and ecotourism enterprises in the local communities will continue to be improved, strengthening public support for the delta’s conservation. |
| BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR | |
| Project: Management
and Protection of the Wintering Habitat of the Pacific Brant in Bahía
Magdalena, Mexico. Location: Municipalities of Comondú and La Paz, State of Baja California Sur. Grantee: Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. – Baja California Sur Office. Contact: Eduardo Palacios Castro, [011] (52) (612) 121-2800, epalacio@cicese.mx. Partners: National Syndicate of Educators, Scientific Research/Education Center, and other local partners. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $76,154. Matching Funds: $96,845. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 4. BCR: AICA: 104. Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
Bahía Magdalena is the most extensive wetland on the coast of Baja California Sur. Its great diversity of habitats includes dunes, mangroves, and seagrass that attract large numbers of breeding migratory birds and 10,000 wintering ones. Pacific brant is a high-priority species for conservation in the region that winters in this bay. Several priority shorebird species also rely on the bay’s resources, including long-billed curlew, a highly imperiled species globally. Local and commercial fishing activities, other resource extraction, and tourism development are intensifying in and around the bay, threatening its wetlands. Project partners will develop a monitoring program and conservation plan for Pacific brant that can be incorporated into various habitat-management tools. Community education programs will help to garner an appreciation for the bay’s wetland values. Partners also will promote the designation of Bahía Magdalena as a shorebird reserve site under the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. |
| CHIHUAHUA | |
| Project: Development
of a Watershed Management Plan for the Conservation and Management of the
Mexicanos Lagoon, Chihuahua. Location: Municipality of Cusihuiriachic, State of Chihuahua. Grantee: Ducks Unlimited of Mexico, A.C. (DUMAC). Contact: Eduardo Carrera González, 011 (52) (818) 335-1212, ecarrera@dumac.org. Partners: Ducks Unlimited, Inc., and Profauna. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $40,021. Matching Funds: $40,024. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 10. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Central. Ecoregion: |
The 11,856-acre (4,800-hectare) Mexicanos Lagoon, located in central Chihuahua, has historically been recognized for its value to migratory birds, particularly waterfowl, as well as resident birds. Agriculture, cattle grazing, and forestry practices within and around the lagoon continually threaten its water resources and diminish its associated grassland habitats. Over the last 3 years, partners identified areas in the Northern Highlands Region important to arctic nesting geese, then developed conservation actions to be implemented in each area. Mexicanos Lagoon represents the next step in their conservation strategy: selecting a specific site in which to carry out the actions. With participation from a local committee representing the municipality, ejidos, private landowners, the agricultural community, the National Water Commission (federal and state levels), and conservation organizations, partners will develop a Watershed Management Plan for Mexicanos Lagoon. Partners also will compile information on the watershed’s hydrology, analyze it, and design specific conservation, restoration, and management actions accordingly to benefit birds. To reduce pollution and sedimentation within the lagoon, partners will work with the agricultural community to design a program of low-impact practices. |
| Project: Waterfowl
Reserve Network, Northwest Chihuahua. Location: Municipalities of Casas Grandes, Ascensión, and Janos, State of Chihuahua. Grantee: Pronatura Noreste, A.C. Contact: Miguel Angel Cruz Nieto, [011] (52) (818) 345-1045, mcruz@pronaturane.org. Partners: The Nature Conservancy, Pronatura, A.C., and Autonomous University of Chihuahua. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $234,040. Matching Funds: $271,240. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 12. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Central. Ecoregion: |
The Interior Highlands Region of northwest Mexico contains several important wetlands, namely Fierro, Redonda, Guzmán Ascensión, and Janos Lagoons; all are associated with the Ascensión Aquifer. Systematic surveying of the region by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has shown that these relatively small lagoons shelter 3 to 5 percent of Mexico’s total wintering waterfowl population. The aquifer’s complex of lagoons is also identified as a priority site in the National Shorebird Conservation Plan. The complex’s water resources are being diverted extensively in order to irrigate agricultural and grazing lands in this otherwise arid region. Polluted runoff, erosion, and sedimentation caused by surrounding land uses further threaten the lagoons. Project partners will identify ownership of land and water rights within the aquifer—the first of several steps towards establishing a network of legally protected waterfowl reserves in the area. Partners also will secure an ecological easement, the first in the State, to protect 7,413 acres (3,001 hectares) of the complex’s wetlands and grasslands. Of this, approximately 1,235 acres (500 hectares) of degraded wetlands will be restored. |
| COAHUILA | |
| Project: Waterfowl
Refuges, Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila. Location: Municipality of Cuatrociénegas, State of Coahuila. Grantee: Pronatura Noreste, A.C. Contact: Miguel Angel Cruz Nieto, [011] (52) (818) 345-1045, mcruz@pronaturane.org. Partners: The Nature Conservancy and Profauna, A.C. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $159,600. Matching Funds: $273,760. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 7. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Central. Ecoregion: |
The Cuatrociénegas Valley in northeastern Mexico contains an impressive mosaic of highly productive wetlands and seasonally-flooded grasslands that support 150 species of birds, nearly half of which are migratory. Some 70,000 waterfowl representing 19 species winter here. The main threat to the fragile Cuatrociénegas ecosystem is overexploitation of surface water and groundwater; 49 million cubic meters of water is extracted yearly, yet annual recharge is only 25 million cubic meters. The large quantity of water produced at Cuatrociénegas, if managed properly, could go a long way towards restoring and maintaining habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife in this otherwise arid region. Through an ecological easement, project partners will protect 11,119 acres (4,501 hectares) of habitat at three wetland sites within the Cuatrociénegas Valley; these sites can be restored in the future to serve as waterfowl refuges. Previously purchased water rights associated with Pozas Azules Ranch will be managed in a way that restores 150 freshwater pools across 6,721 acres (2,721 hectares). Partners will acquire water rights for several channel systems transecting the area for the purpose of restoring 3,707 acres (1,500 hectares) more. |
| GUANAJUATO | |
| Project: Social
and Public Outreach Program for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of
the Yuriria Lagoon, Guanajuato. Location: Municipalities of Yuriria, Valle de Santiago, and Salvatierra, State of Guanajuato. Grantee: Ducks Unlimited of Mexico, A.C. (DUMAC). Contact: Eduardo Carrera González, 011 (52) (818) 335-1212, ecarrera@dumac.org. Partners: State Government of Guanajuato. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $57,732. Matching Funds: $148,266. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 16. BCR: AICA: 56. Flyway: Central. Ecoregion: |
Yuriria Lagoon is located in southern Guanajuato, part of the Central Highlands Region, and is a priority conservation site to the State Government. The lagoon’s wetlands have historically been recognized for their importance to migratory and resident waterfowl species—and they still are today. Runoff from surrounding urban, industrial, and agricultural sources continues to degrade the quality of the lagoon’s resources and poses numerous health risks to wildlife and people. Project partners will conduct an environmental education program that emphasizes the ecological services that the Yuriria Lagoon provides to local communities. In addition, they will develop public outreach workshops designed to increase awareness about the sustainable use and conservation of the lagoon’s many wetland resources. A management plan will be developed for the lagoon, which will help to guide the State and municipal governments’ future decisions about natural resources conservation and management in the area. Partners also will seek to legally protect Yuriria Lagoon and to establish a Conservation and Management Unit (UMA) there. |
| JALISCO | |
| Project: Ecotourism
and Restoration of Habitat in Laguna de Sayula, Jalisco, Phase II. Location: Municipalities of Zacoalco de Torres, Teocuitatlán de Corona, Techaluta de Montenegro, Amacueca, and Sayula, State of Jalisco. Grantee: Grantee: Mexican Network of Rural Forestry Organizations (Red MOCAF, A.C.). Contact: Matías Edilberto Hernández San Román, [011] (52) (555) 662-8458, redmocaf@laneta.apc.org. Partners: Atoyac Municipal Government, Laguna de Sayula Laboratory, and Techaluta Municipal Government. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $98,746. Matching Funds: $272,376. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: None. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Ecoregion: |
The 40,177-acre (16,266-hectare) Lake Sayula is located in the Zacoalco-Sayula basin in south-central Mexico, where, in Phase I of this project, partners identified 40 migratory bird species and some 150,000 wintering waterfowl. Lake Sayula continues to be degraded through upland deforestation, sedimentation, wastewater and agrochemical discharge, garbage accumulation, and highway construction. In Phase II, partners will evaluate the diversity, abundance, density, and timing of waterfowl utilizing the lake, as well as monitor the birds’ diets, assessing the quality and quantity of their food. Through reforestation and garbage removal, approximately 494 acres (200 hectares) within and around the lake will be restored. Partners will promote local stewardship of the lake and its resources by conducting environmental education in 42 schools in the area. Additionally, partners will help to legally establish three collectives that will conduct sustainable, low-impact, economic enterprises, primarily ecotourism. |
| SINALOA | |
| Project: Restoration
Program for Critical Wetland Habitat at Ensenada de Pabellones, Phase II. Location: Municipalities of Culiacán and Navolato, State of Sinaloa. Grantee: Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. – Sinaloa Office. Contact: Xicoténcatl (Xico)Vega Picos, [011] (52) (667) 759-1653, xicovega@itesm.mx. Partners: National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR), Pichiguila Gun Club, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies (ITESM)-Sinaloa Campus, and other local partners. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $386,868. Matching Funds: $875,416. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 22. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
The 147,000-hectare (363,090-acre) Ensenada de Pabellones wetlands complex offers one of the most important refuges in Sinaloa for hundreds of thousands of migratory waterfowl representing 23 species. In total, more than 290 migratory and resident bird species have been registered in the area, including 32 shorebird species. Invasive aquatic plants, urban and agricultural runoff, conversion to grazing lands, and illegal aquaculture practices are threatening the wetlands complex, particularly its Chiricahueto Lagoon. Project partners will build on Phase I’s accomplishments by removing tussocks of invasive flora from this lagoon, restoring 620 acres (251 hectares) of wetlands. On Lucenilla Peninsula, west of the lagoon, partners will restore 250 acres (101 hectares) of mangroves, implement legal actions to halt illegal aquaculture, and erect fencing to control feral cattle’s access to and crossing of wetlands. In addition, partners will conduct two environmental education workshops in the project area, reaching 31 teachers and over 1,000 students, as part of the larger Public Involvement and Education (PIE) Program taking place in northwest Mexico. |
| TABASCO | |
| Project: Environmental
Education Workshops for Wetland Conservation, Centla Marshes. Location: Municipality of Centla, State of Tabasco. Grantee: Natural Spaces and Sustainable Development, A.C. (ENDESU). Contact: Claudia Monroy Valentino, [011] (52) (555) 513-9940, cmonroy@endesu.org.mx. Partners: None. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $155,696. Matching Funds: $362,300. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 26. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Ecoregion: |
Within the 33,012-acre (13,365-hectare) Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, there are 110 bodies of freshwater wetlands through which one-third of Mexico’s total surface supply of fresh water flows. These wetlands also support more than 500 species of birds and other wildife, 149 of which are threatened or endangered. At least 12 percent of Mexico’s aquatic and subaquatic vegetation and the most important populations of vascular aquatic flora in Central America are supported by this ecosystem. In addition to encroachment and pollution from surrounding urban and agricultural land use, the reserve’s wetland habitats are threatened by the perception of local communities that wetlands are inherently marginal, low-quality, unhealthy places. Project partners will strengthen the reserve’s Environmental Training and Education Program by reinforcing the integral connection between migratory and resident birds and wetlands in the public workshops held at its Interpretation Center. Partners also will conduct 100 environmental training and education workshops targeted to teachers and students from local schools, and will develop a new exhibit, “Birds and the Wetlands,” featuring Pantanos de Centla. |
| TAMAULIPAS | |
| Project: Lagoon
Restoration in the Natural Protected Area, Laguna Madre, Mexico. Location: Laguna Balsora, Municipality of San Fernando, State of Tamaulipas. Grantee: Pronatura Noreste A.C. Contact: Alfonso Banda Valdez, [011] (52) (868) 819-4933, abanda@pronaturane.org. Partner: Ciudad Victoria Technological Institute and other local partners. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $147,224. Matching Funds: $149,760. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 27. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Pacific. Ecoregion: |
The federally protected Laguna Madre wetlands complex hosts 15 percent of all migratory waterfowl wintering in Mexico, including 36 percent of the world's population of redhead duck. The complex is also home to the largest concentration of shorebirds in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean each winter—100,000 strong. Laguna Balsora, like other lagoons located in the northeast portion of the complex, no longer retains a water level sufficient for waterfowl now that a manmade channel connects it to the sea. Project partners will analyze the lagoon’s topography and hydrology and will design and construct a water-retention dike accordingly—restoring 1,976 (800 hectares) of waterfowl habitat. Partners also will develop a management plan for this lagoon. Legal agreements will be established with local communities to ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of lands surrounding Laguna Balsora. In addition, partners will carry out workshops and forums to raise public awareness about the lagoon’s resources. |
| VERACRUZ | |
| Project: Restoration
and Planning for Migratory Bird Habitat Conservation, Tamiahua, Veracruz. Location: Municipalities of Tamiahua and Tampico Alto, State of Veracruz. Grantee: Mexican Network of Rural Forestry Organizations (Red MOCAF, A.C.). Contact: Juan Pablo Tenorio Guzmán, [011] (52) (555) 662-8458, redmocaf@laneta.apc.org. Partners: University of Veracruz and Fishermen’s Cooperative. Funding Approved: March 2006. Grant: $108,169. Matching Funds: $118,296. Nonmatching Funds: None. Mexican Priority Wetland: 29. BCR: AICA: Flyway: Central. Ecoregion: |
Tamiahua Lagoon is located on the northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico, between the Pánuco and Tuxpan Rivers, and shelters an average of 71,000 migratory ducks and up to 4,000 geese each winter. These numbers are well below those recorded at the lagoon in the 1930s. Tamiahua Lagoon also provides critical habitat for the muscovy duck, nationally listed as being in danger of extinction. Urban and agricultural runoff, intensive fishing, and cutting of mangroves has degraded the lagoon’s aquatic resources and fragmented its habitat. Project partners will census migratory and resident waterfowl in the lagoon and evaluate their habitats. Upon determining which areas within the lagoon’s basin are degraded and how that degradation affects waterfowl habitat, partners will develop strategies for restoration. Partners also will raise local communities’ awareness about the importance of the sustainable use and management of the lagoon’s resources. In addition, Tamiahua Lagoon’s ecotourism potential will be evaluated.. |
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