Ecological Restoration Begins to Protect the Humboldt Penguin in Cachagua Island
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Cachagua Island in Zapallar is home to one of the most important breeding colonies in the country of Humboldt penguin. This is why the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf), the Municipality of Zapallar and the NGO Island Conservation joined together to begin ecological restoration actions in that place this Sunday. The aim is to strengthen the protection of Humboldt penguin and other animals that depend on the island ecosystem in the presence o…
Launch Ecological Restoration on Cachagua Island to Protect Humboldt Penguin and Its Natural Habitat
Restoration actions on Cachagua Island seek to eliminate invasive mammals and improve the reproduction of the endangered Humboldt penguin.
In the municipality of Zapallar began the ecological restoration actions in Cachagua Island, which have the objective of strengthening the protection of the Humboldt penguin and other species that depend on this island ecosystem. The natural monument plays a strategic role for the nesting of marine and coastal birds, as well as being a resting area for marine mammals. However, the presence of invasive species makes the anticipated actions by the…
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