Zempoala Selva El Ocote Bird populations Bird count/visual Base line now and audio at set available with 118 points in 10 min species including time periods – 22 considered to be species and at risk. population La Encrucijada Crododylus acutus and 2000-2008 night Stable. Nesting Caiman crocodilus time population areas of C acutus fuscus monitoring by under pressure transect with leading to new capture, tag, release outreach strategy program. Nesting with cattle owners. American Crocodile and area transects. Brown Caiman RB Alto Golfo y Delta del Rallus longirostris Shorebird Sharp decline in the Río Colorado yumanensis monitoring stations extent of wetlands with vocal call- due to decline in response used. freshwater flows. Population Yuma clapper rail and improvements in other shore birds areas of restoration. Strong PA management recommendations for additional restoration in key areas. APFF Cuatrociénegas Hemichromis guttatus Capture-elimination Decline since 2006 effort counting thanks to Jewel Cichlid – an population and engagement of local invasive that can weight. people in targeting outcompete endemics. cichlids for capture following education campaign. Information from booklets produced by CONANP, Dirección de Evaluación y Seguimiento, Subdirección de Monitoreo and referenced in Annex B. Effective systematized monitoring at a local level has clearly been underway for years for some species. A compilation of this data indicated that populations of 69 monitored indicator species were stable showing no significant upward or downward trend (González Montagut et.al. p 13). The evaluators note however, the need for caution in terms of inferring that changes in the population levels of monitored species, either on the positive or negative side, are directly linked to Project activities, or the lack thereof. Such determinations require more sophisticated analysis –
Zempoala Selva El Ocote Bird populations Bird count/visual and audio at set points in 10 min time periods – species and population Base line now available with 118 species including 22 considered to be at risk. La Encrucijada Crododylus acutus and Caiman crocodilus fuscus American Crocodile and Brown Caiman 2000-2008 night time population monitoring by transect with capture, tag, release program. Nesting area transects. Stable. Nesting areas of C acutus under pressure leading to new outreach strategy with cattle owners. RB Alto Golfo y Delta del Río Colorado Rallus longirostris yumanensis Yuma clapper rail and other shore birds Shorebird monitoring stations with vocal call- response used. Sharp decline in the extent of wetlands due to decline in freshwater flows. Population improvements in areas of restoration. Strong PA management recommendations for additional restoration in key areas. APFF Cuatrociénegas Hemichromis guttatus Jewel Cichlid – an invasive that can outcompete endemics. Capture-elimination effort counting population and weight. Decline since 2006 thanks to engagement of local people in targeting cichlids for capture following education campaign. Information from booklets produced by CONANP, Dirección de Evaluación y Seguimiento, Subdirección de Monitoreo and referenced in Annex B. Effective systematized monitoring at a local level has clearly been underway for years for some species. A compilation of this data indicated that populations of 69 monitored indicator species were stable showing no significant upward or downward trend (González Montagut et.al. p 13). The evaluators note however, the need for caution in terms of inferring that changes in the population levels of monitored species, either on the positive or negative side, are directly linked to Project activities, or the lack thereof. Such determinations require more sophisticated analysis –
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