The Peruvian authorities have confirmed that 12 wild species are on the endangered list; among them, the Andean bear (spectacled bear), also the Andean condor. In the same way, the cat of the Andes, giant anteater, the pudu (similar to the deer), yellow-tailed woolly monkey, mountain tapir and the pink dolphin of the Amazon.
In the same way, the otorongo, royal churrete, giant otter and the Titicaca giant frog are in moderate danger. The National Forest and Wildlife Service warned of this serious situation in the ‘World Wildlife Day’ whose main day is remembered on March 3.
In order to mitigate this emergency, the Regional Management of Natural Resources and Environment of Cusco undertook a series of actions to protect wildlife in five conservation areas: Choquequirao, Tres Cañones, Ausangate, Chuyapi – Urusayhua and Q’eros -Kosñipata.
In these natural spaces, various actions of preservation, conservation and recovery of ecosystems. Likewise, with the project for the Prevention and Control of Forest Fires, the inhabitants of rural areas are trained in order to take care of nature.
:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/P5SWSPUCNJCPRMNPORHPWHSJBI.jpg "'World Wildlife Day': The Andean condor, spectacled bear and 10 other species in danger of extinction")
The theme considered for this year is “Recover the Key Species for the Restoration of Ecosystems” which aims to inspire actions to reverse the fate of animal and plant species, tracing a change towards a sustainable future.
“In this way, it is intended to achieve living in harmony with nature, as well as in the search for stimulate the political will needed to adopt a global biodiversity framework after 2020 to guarantee the future of the planet”they pointed out from Gore Cusco.
