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YAQU PACHA Chile with the NAVEGA project in schools

The YAQU PACHA Chile team was delighted with the warm welcome they received at the school in Quellón, and the students, from preschool to 6th grade, showed great interest and curiosity in learning more about the Chilean dolphin and its characteristics, habitat, and conservation measures. All topics were covered, from our scientific research on biology to the distribution of this endangered dolphin species.

YAQU PACHA Chile NAVEGA

https://www.yaqupachachile.com/

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Workshop organized by YAQU PACHA e.V.

Workshop yaqu pacha Human Dimension in Small Cetacean Conservation

For decades, YAQU PACHA e.V. has been developing programs to raise awareness of the importance of protecting biodiversity. This work is now to be intensified with the workshop "Human Dimensions of Small Cetacean Conservation." Using a transdisciplinary approach involving biologists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, and communication experts, concepts will be developed to make integrated species conservation sustainable through human participation. The workshop will take place from December 16 to 20. Over the course of these days, we will try to pass on the latest findings to members and interested parties.

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Hormone analysis in marine mammals

Dr. Silvina Botta from ECOMEGA FURG, our partners in Brazil, is currently visiting the Endocrinology Laboratory at Toronto Zoo for a YAQU PACHA-sponsored training program on hormone analysis in marine mammals. Stress-associated hormones such as cortisol are being analyzed in samples from bottlenose dolphins collected by ECOMEGA FURG and PROJETO BOTOS. The samples were obtained from tooth dentin using the automated MicroMill drilling system at ECOMEGA FURG. The main objective is to link stress hormone levels to environmental factors such as changes in prey availability or deteriorating habitat conditions.

https://www.ecomegafurg.com.br

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Scientific article about the Franciscana dolphin

There is a new publication by our biologist Professor Eduardo Secchi, together with other scientists, on the La Plata dolphin or Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) in the new LAJAM Journal.
This publication, which focuses on the Franciscana dolphin, provides step-by-step instructions to help researchers working on marine mammal conservation to consolidate long-term databases on strandings.
This work is fundamental to species conservation research.
You can find this publication and other articles in the new issue of the LAJAM Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals.
Yaqu Pacha has supported the publication of LAJAM from the beginning.
Publisher: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos – SOLAMAC

https://lajamjournal.org

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19th RT in Brazil, Yaqu Pacha is the main sponsor of the event

The 19th Working Meeting of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals in South America (19th RT) 19 RT Brasil and the 13th Congress of the Latin American Society of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals (XIII SOLAMAC) in Praia do Forte took place with YAQU PACHA as the main sponsor.

The presentations of the projects and the support of the Mata de São João City Hall were magnificent.
The event, which took place from September 11 to 15, brought together the leading experts on aquatic mammals in Latin America. There were a total of 245 participants, 10 different countries, 294 presentations, and several exhibitors.

http://solamac.org