La agrupación internacional ecologista Sociedad de Conservacion Biologica nombro como embajadores para la protección de la vaquita marina a Monica Michelle y Guillermo Munro Colosio. Por la trayectoria que ambas personas han ganado con su activismo en labores de protección al medio ambiente y al ecosistema de la región además de promover con el arte […]
The Society for Conservation Biology recently named Monica Michelle and Guillermo Munro Colosio (Memuco) as ambassadors for the protection of the marine vaquita. A background in environmental activism and awareness campaigns about the region’s ecosystem, along with the promotion of art as a means to preserve the endangered species, earned both Michelle and Memuco the […]
El berrendo [Sonoran pronghorn antelope] (Antilocapra americana ssp. Sonoriensis), native to the American continent and the fastest animal in North America dating back nearly 20 million years, has become an icon of the Pinacate and the region. Despite important gains in reproduction in recent years, this representative species is at risk of extinction. Given the […]
In encouraging people to stay active, while raising awareness about caring for our surroundings and natural resources, the Peñasco Water Department (OOMAPAS) will be holding their first Water Conservation Cycling Race on Sunday, November 23rd. The family oriented race is being developed as part of National Conservation Week and will depart 8 a.m. from the […]
Governor Padres and SEMARNAT Secretary unveil UNESCO commemorative plaque at Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar proclaiming area as a World Heritage Site State Press Release In June of this year, UNESCO had declared the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar to be a World Heritage Site. The late October plaque […]
By Azucena Mazon A plaque commemorating the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve and Grand Desert of Altar as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was unveiled on Wednesday, Oct. 31st at the main entrance to the Schuk Toak Visitors Center. The plaque unveiling was done by Sonora Governor Guillermo Padrés, along with Mexico’s Secretary of the Environment and […]
Mexico’s National Conservation Week will be celebrated across the country during the week of Nov. 21 – 27, and the Schuk-Toak Visitors Center of the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve is lining up different activities to help mark the event. * More details below* According to the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), the country’s National Conservation Week […]