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Yucatan Quintana Roo

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Mexico: Yucatan Coastal Wetlands

Campeche Tabasco Chiapas
Guatemala Belize

RÍA LAGARTOS/ISLA HOLBOX/YUM BALAMconservation profile
ecoregion Mexican Mangroves;
Yucatán Dry Forests; Gulf of Mexico Biogeographic Region

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Sites Provide Important Nesting Habitat for Flamingos and Turtles
targets coastallagoons;
mangroves; cenotes; aguadas; petenes; tropical forests; flamingos; native and resident migratory birds; hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback and green sea turtles; jaguar; ocelot; margayHonduras Nicaragua

stresses tourism development;
overfishing; salt harvesting; water contamination from inappropriate agricultural practices; road construction; inadequate waste management

strategiesprotect land in the
coastal wetlands and forests of Ría Lagartos; build conservation capacity; develop a conservation and land use zoning plan for Isla Holbox to guide tourism development; addresscritical habitat threats to nesting beaches in Isla Holbox Ría Lagartos is composed of tropical vegetation, mangroves and wetlands. © M. Andrade

results coordinated land protection program in the regionthat saved 5,000 acres of habitat

partners Pronatura Peninsula de
Yucatán; National Commission for Natural Protected Areas; reserve staff

funding need $75,000 for conservation programs

leveragingopportunity TNC
Wilson Challenge Grant Program

Distinct among avian species, the flamingo has long been admired for its pink plumage, sylphlike form and graceful movements. These striking birds areprominent in Mexico’s Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve and in neighboring territories like Yum Balam Biosphere Reserve and Isla Holbox, which provide feeding and breeding habitat for large populations offlamingos. Ría Lagartos is an extensive complex of small estuaries and hypersaline coastal lagoons located along the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, bordering the Gulf of Mexico. This 149,057...