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Memories about our intern with ACEASPA |
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The San Lorenzo Protected Area now has a valuable tool used for zoning, land use and regulation of the activities that are being developed in the area, The Management Plan. This document has been elaborated by the CEPSA consulting firm, with the combined effort of the National Environment Authority, the Interoceanic Regional Authority, the National Culture Institute, and the Panamanian Tourism Institute, with input from the Panama Canal Authority and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, CEASPA and other non governmental organizations and people interested in the development and appropriate management of the resources of the area. One of the main aspects in the Management Plan is the proposal for the change of category of the area to National Park The main management objectives are: |
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Ocean to Ocean Raptor Count coming up |
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Ocean to Ocean Raptor Count coming up, October 2nd to November 12, 2006
The Panama Audubon Society is organizing again a Migratory Raptor Count across the isthmus of Panama, this time with five sites, including San Lorenzo National Park with one site at the southern end, Loma Flores, near Escobal. En 2005, more than 250,000 raptors were counted flying over Escobal, including 117 thousand turkey vultures, 80 thousand broad winged hawks and 60 thousand Swainson hawks. Numbers were lower than in 2004, as the birds were also affected in their annual flight south, by the early strong hurricanes that season. All the bird counters are young men and women from the local communities, and were trained by a biologist from the Panama Audubon Society, following the protocols of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. See their website, and look at the video made in Achiote in 2004 for local TV on the Fundacion Albatros website, www.albatrosmedia.net . Chelina Batista will be supervising the count in the field, and analysing the data together with Dr. George Angehr. You can help, joining the bird counters at their site any time between 8.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., during the Raptor count. Please call the Centro El Tucan, at 6567 5634 if you would like to support the count in Escobal.
Birds and Coffee Festival in Achiote
The IV Festival of Birds and Coffee will be held in Achiote on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th October. You will be very welcome to join the fun, while the local schools parade each with their bird princess, and then take part in competitions, exhibits and sporting events. And buy some delicious local coffee and great food. Please call Belisario Villarreal, president of the Organizing Committee, for more details, or call the Centro El Tucán, Achiote.
Referendum on Building the Third Set of Locks, 22nd October
The referendum on whether or not to build a third set of locks will be held on October 22nd. Are you voting? Send us an email with your comments on how the decision may affect the San Lorenzo National Park and the local communities on the west bank of the Canal. |
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