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Published on Wednesday,
February 16,
2022
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff One of the biggest problems that threaten wildlife in the country is the illegal extraction of species from the natural habitat to keep them as pets, traffic them or even keep them as souvenirs.
Park rangers of the Guanacaste Conservation Area launched the campaign with the motto "Mi habitad es mi casa," which means my habitat is my home in the English language. This campaign expects to raise awareness in people about the importance of taking actions to prevent and reduce the negative impact caused by the extraction of wildlife.
The Guanacaste Conservation Area is located northwest of the country in the Guanacaste Province. It is made up of the National Parks of Santa Rosa, Guanacaste and Rincón de la Vieja. In addition to the Horizontes Forest Experimental Station and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge.
According to the park rangers, the campaign can be carried out with the support of private companies, hotels and tour operators in the area.
Two central characters have been chosen for the campaign, the yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata) and the seashells. Both species are among the most trafficked in that conservation area to be used as pets (in the case of parrots) and the shells as souvenirs.
"We want society to be made aware of the negative effect that the looting, trafficking and possession of parrots, as well as the extraction of seashells by tourists, has affected their populations and the ecosystem," the park rangers in their statement.
A call is made to people to understand that the forest is the home of the parrots, that a cage is not their habitat, that this species of bird is a very important function within its ecosystem and that its trafficking causes harmful effects in the forest.
In the case of seashells, the campaign seeks to educate tourists that the sea and the beach are where shells should remain and not in homes as souvenirs or handicrafts.
The purpose of the campaign is for the message of environmental education, protection of wildlife and prevention of wildlife trafficking to reach the residents of the communities, national and international tourists and Costa Rican society in general.
The campaign will be broadcast on social media of the park rangers and the companies supporting them. Bulletins are also printed to spread the message on the importance of these species. Additionally, the park rangers will give talks to visitors about this campaign.
The park rangers encourage tourists and citizens to support the campaign by taking some actions such as:
Park rangers are looking for volunteers who want to help spread the campaign to protect wildlife. Call line 8935-6912, in Spanish.
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