Biodiversity
Can we imagine a world without wildlife?
Nowadays, biodiversity conservation has become a challenge; biological diversity is becoming extinct at an accelerated rate. The planet has lost 60% of its species since 1970, currently the highest rate of extinction. Five mass extinctions have been documented in Earth's history and anthropogenic pressures are leading us to the sixth mass extinction. Given this concern for conservation, Cooperativa Salamá cares for, protects and conserves forest fragments within its farms.
One of the most important strategies to conserve the richness of wildlife inside and outside national protected areas is to maintain, protect and improve conservation areas within agroecosystems. A total of 237 flora species belonging to 74 families have been recorded on the farms. Among the flora species are: Carica papaya, Castilla elastica, Albizia adinocephala, Cordia alliodora, Inga oerstediana, Zamia standleyi, Merremia umbellata, Lantana cámara, Asclepia curassavica, among others.
Facts and Figures on the Protection and Conservation of Flora.
The planet has lost the
Of the species since 1970.
In history, they have recorded
Massive Extinctions.
The farms have registered
Flora species in conservation
Belonging to
Species families under conservation
A total of 171 species of macrofauna distributed in 76 families have been recorded in the farms of Cooperativa Salamá.
Among which the following have been recorded Leopardus pardalis (ocelot), Puma yagouaroundi (bush cat), Cuniculus paca (tepezcuintle), Dasyprocta punctata (agouti), Pecari tajacu (Chanco de monte), Mephitis macroura (skunk), Lontra longicaudis (otter), Nasua narica (pizote), Agalychnis callidryas (red-eyed frog), Rhinophrynus dorsalis (drunken toad), Bothrops asper (yellow wattle), Micrurus nigrocinctus (coral), Ramphastos sulfuratus (toucan), Platalea ajaja (pink heron), Falco rufigularis (falcon), among others.
Wildlife Protection and Conservation Facts and Figures
In our farms, the following have been registered
Macrofauna Species
Belonging to
Macrofauna conservation species families
Within the fauna monitoring, a species of anuran Rhinophrynus dorsalis was recorded, which is not officially distributed in the Colón area. Therefore, we consider it very important to continue monitoring and publishing data such as this to fill these gaps in information as a valuable contribution to the world of research.
