Environmental report

For millennia in the Mediterranean, almadrabas have been strategically positioned at the tip of prominent capes to intercept pelagic fish as they follow the coastline stream during Spring as part of their breeding cycle. Quite often, juvenile ocean sunfish (Mola mola) are accidentally trapped, and sometimes counted by the hundreds. Most will die during the fishing process.

A local resident from a village near Tambopata (Peru) remains around a Southern American bushmaster (Lachesis muta), one of the most feared animals in Southamerica. The man heard loud voices from distance. When he arrived to the place, a scrum of people was hitting the snake. He stopped them, but the snake has already died.

Dehorning is a highly invasive measure, a conservation strategy of last resort, but it turns out to be a very effective way to prevent this White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) from one day being killed by poachers.

Breeding centers are one of the basic pillars in the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) conservacy. Raising the genetic wealth, one of the biggest problem raised in the endogamy of the beginning of the century and carrying out re-introduction. The individuals of Iberian lynx breeding in this centers are put through a complete medical check-up where a radio transmitter collar are colocated for the future tracking.

Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) runned over on the outskirts of the city of Mérida. Countless is the number of animals that die on the roads of Mexico every single day. The destruction and fragmentation of their habitat and road kills are the main problems wildlife is facing.

One of the main threats that jaguar (Panthera onca) has to face is conflict with humans. The illegal hunting of their prey, as well as the destruction and fragmentation of their habitat, oblies the cats to get close to human settlements in search of food. When this occurs, most of the time they are killed in repraisal for the depredation over livestock and domestic animals.

I took this picture in the Red Sea Egypt, close to port of Hurghada. Near the shore we noticed another boat, and saw people jumping into the water. When we get closer to the other boat, we saw people swim and try to touch the Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). I grabbed my camera, and jumped into the water too, in order to take a picture, and draw attention with my photo to the rules for the protection of marine life.