Description
The coastal ecosystem comprising the 187,500-hectare (465,000-acre) Bahía Magdalena is within the municipalities of La Paz and Comondú, but is federally governed under Mexican coastal zoning laws. Bahía Magdalena, also a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, hosts a total of 24 shorebird species, including significant percentages of the biogeographic populations of: Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) [3.3%]; Willet, (Tringa semipalmata) [1.7%]; endangered Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) [4.4%]; and Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) [1%]. Site Partners include: National Commission of Protected Areas (CONANP), Pronatura Noroeste A.C., and the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)-Baja California Sur Delegation, and several surrounding ejidos.
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Conservation and Ecology
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Contact
Marco Antonio González Vizcarra
Federal Delegate
SEMARNAT – Delegation in Baja California Sur
Avenida Ocampo #1045 Col. Centro
La Paz, Baja California Sur
23000 México
Telephone: (612)12 3 93 03
Eduardo Palacios Castro
Adjunct Director, Bird Conservation Program
Pronatura Noroeste, A. C.,
Miraflores #334, Fracc. Bellavista
La Paz, Baja California Sur
23050 México
Telephone: (612) 121 28 00
