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Special Educational Poster on Shorebirds & Ecotourism at San Antonio BaySite partners in San Antonio Bay are working toward establishing ecotourism based on shorebird observation as an alternative to mass beach tourism which causes a lot of disturbance. They assessed the receptiveness of such an approach with tourists through pilot observation field trips. A Spanish language poster details the results:
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Site Facts
Country, State, Province/Region: Argentina, Province of Río Negro Relative Location: Northern Patagonia, from the Baliza San Matías (to the east) to El Sótano, including about 45 km of beaches. Latitude/Longitude: 40º 45’ S, 64º 55’ W Category: International Site Basis for Designation: More than 100,000 shorebirds per year, including 40,000 Red Knots (Calidris canutus,) (around 25% of the biogeographic population). In recent years, fewer knots have been observed in the area, reflecting the dramatic declines that have been recorded for the species: it is estimated that at least 50% of the rufa population uses the area, underlining its importance for the future conservation of the species. Size: 16,900 ha. (41,761 acres) Joined: 1993 Site Owner/Steward: Province of Río Negro Site Partners: Fundación Inalafquen, Consejo Provincial de Ecología de la Provincia de Río Negro Contact: Oscar Echeverría CODEMA President Province of Río Negro oecheverria@codema.rionegro.gov.ar Mabel Leonardo President of Concejo Deliberante de San Antonio Oeste celus05@hotmail.com Patricia González Fundación Inalafquen ccanutus@yahoo.com.ar |
