A talk between the Biodiversa Colombia Foundation (FBC) and the Antioquia Ornithological Society (SAO) in the roundtable discussion "The story with the birds."

The last Medellin Birds Festival of 2015 offered a space where researchers of FBC and SAO shared their experiences and work towards preserving the Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti). This constitutes actions that are part of the Vida Silvestre Project (PVS) in the Middle Magdalena.

This was an excellent opportunity to discuss the strategy of the Biodiversa Colombia Foundation, together with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), advancing in the forest swamps of Barbacoas, (Antioquia). There, deforestation and forest fragmentation, among other reasons, have affected this bird to such an extent that she is now in a critical state of threat.

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WCS, Ecopetrol, Blue-billed curassow, Medelín Birds Festival 2015

With the help of camera traps and observation walks, WCS researchers reported that the wildlife which is part of the species portfolio of Wildlife Project (PVS), inhabits the same territories as other animals.

In the Magdalena Medio, after the camera traps were 60 days in place, researchers detected the Blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti), the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), Paca rodents (Cuniculus paca), and Agouti rodents (Dasyprocta punctata). Meanwhile, observation walks led to detect Brown Spider monkeys (Ateles hybridus) and White-fronted capuchin monkeys (Cebus versicolor).

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Proyecto Vida Silvestre, Ecopetrol, Fundación Mario Santo Domingo, Marimonda, paujil de pico azul, Cámara trampa, fototrampeo, Ocelote, guatín, oso palmero, guaguas, cariblanco, venado

Planting day to contribute to the recovery the Brown Spider monkey’s habitat. 

Species like the ‘Caracolí’, the ‘guamo’ and the ‘dilodendron’, were included in this planting, whose area covered approximately three hectares.

Residents of the community Bocas del Carare, representatives of the municipality of Puerto Parra (Santander) and members of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Colombia), participated enthusiastically in the activity.

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Proyecto Vida Silvestre, Ecopetrol, Fundación Mario Santo Domingo, Marimonda, Fundación Proyecto Primates, mono araña café, siembra, Carare, río San Juan, Puerto Parra

 

NGO Yoluka, one of the ten organizations, led the planting of 200 Moriche palms. This happened in the Natural Reserve La Pedregoza and the estate named “El Bolsillo”.

 

Keep in mind that the Moriche palm is recognized as an excellent water purifier, and an important part of the landscape of the Llanos Orientales Unfortunately, increasing changes in the use of land have led to population declines.

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Proyecto Vida Silvestre, Ecopetrol, Moriche, WCS, Yoluka