900 hectares of Laguna Babicora protected in Chihuahua

June, 10 2018

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Parvada Gansos blancos en Laguna Babícora

Ejido Gomez Farias and Pronatura Noroeste A.C. signed a Conservation Contract for 20 years to protect 900 hectares of Laguna Babícora in Chihuahua, one of the most important sites used by waterfowl in the central migratory route.

The Pronatura Noroeste Bird Conservation program conducts protection and habitat management activities in the lagoon, known as the land of cranes and geese, where more than 60% of the populations of Sandhill Crane (Grus canadiensis), Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), and Ross’s Goose (Chen rossii), and a high concentrations of several ducks and shorebirds, can be found.

This agreement reaffirms the commitment of the community and the association to continue working for conservation.

Firma del convenio de conservación
Left: Gustavo Danemann, Executive Director of Pronatura Noroeste A. C., Marco Carignan, Legal Advisor; Miguel Angel Vargas, Director of Land Conservation Program; Andrea Cuellar, Coordinator of Bird Conservation Program; Jose Luis Robles, Notary Public. Rigth: Flor Alejandra Torres, from Pronatura Noroeste and Guadalupe Escalante S., Carlos Portillo, Jose Luis Chacon R., Jaime Varela F., Jorge Octavio Arreola N., Jose Luis Dominguez M., Ejido Gomez Farias representatives. 
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Etiquetas Chihuahua Shorebirds Habitat protection Conservation agreement