Culiacan, Sinaloa.- To preserve and protect the green iguana, the Government of Culiacán will keep the Island of Orabá closed for three months, incubation period of this species. The measure is part of the Iguana Verde initiative, which seeks to implement conservation measures of this species and the flora and fauna in general that are in las Riberas Park.
The director of Las Riberas Park, Dan Santos Valadez, explained that the Island of Orabá is a natural sanctuary protected by the current municipal administration and by Semarnat, that is why its areas are already cordoned off with advertisements strategically located for inform the public about this action. The area will remain without access to the public until June 5, as it seeks to protect the eggs that are there after the end of the mating period of the iguanas that are currently in the process of incubation. He stated that last year there were cases of theft and damage to eggs by unknown people, so the purpose is to prevent this from happening again. He also commented that in addition to this area, the area found in the Area of the Tamazula River will also be closed to protect the species, but only partially where it is detected that there are eggs. It will keep closed Orabá Island for three months for the care of the green iguana
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