A first meeting was recently held in Brazil to share experiences in the conservation and management of the Amazon Manatee - Peixe Boi(Trichechus inunguis) with local communities. The meeting was organized by the Fundación Natütama from Colombia, which has been successfully carrying out conservation work and environmental education with local residents around Puerto Nariño (Amazonas, Colombia) for over 20 years.
The team at the research station of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in the Caxiuanã National Forest (Pará, Brazil) set itself the goal of learning from Natütama's many years of experience. Together with partners from ICMBio and the Instituto Bicho d'Água, they are currently caring for an Amazon manatee juvenile with the aim of releasing it back into the wild. During the meeting, experiences were shared, the region was explored, discussions were held with local communities and a joint workshop was held to develop a long-term conservation program that actively involves the local population.
YAQU PACHA supports this important exchange, which is intended to help establish sustainable conservation projects for the Amazon manatee - Peixe Boi in Brazil and further expand the successful cooperation between science and the local population.
