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Conservation

Biodiversity on the farms

The cooperative cares for and protects forest fragments within its farms. Maintaining and improving conservation areas within agroecosystems is one of the most important strategies to conserve wildlife, both inside and outside protected areas.

Howler monkey in a tree canopy.
Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) recorded on the farms.

Can we imagine a world without wildlife?

Conserving biodiversity is a challenge today. Wild vertebrate populations worldwide declined by 60% on average between 1970 and 2014, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2018. In response, the cooperative conserves forest fragments within its farms.

Flora

A total of 237 plant species from 74 families have been recorded on the farms, including papaya (Carica papaya), rubber tree (Castilla elastica), Albizia adinocephala, laurel (Cordia alliodora), Inga oerstediana, Zamia standleyi, Merremia umbellata, Lantana camara and Asclepias curassavica.

237plant species recorded
74botanical families

Cooperative records published in December 2023. Scope: the cooperative’s farms.

  • Blechum brownei
    Blechum brownei
  • bromeliad (Aechmea bracteata)
    Aechmea bracteatabromeliad
  • rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
    Abrus precatoriusrosary pea
  • fruits (Abrus precatorius)
    Abrus precatoriusfruits
  • tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)
    Asclepias curassavicatropical milkweed
  • laurel (Cordia alliodora)
    Cordia alliodoralaurel
  • firebush (Hamelia patens)
    Hamelia patensfirebush
  • inga (Inga oerstediana)
    Inga oerstedianainga
  • lantana (Lantana camara)
    Lantana camaralantana
  • yellow morning glory (Merremia umbellata)
    Merremia umbellatayellow morning glory
  • sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
    Mimosa pudicasensitive plant
  • wild passionflower (Passiflora foetida)
    Passiflora foetidawild passionflower
  • creeping daisy (Sphagneticola trilobata)
    Sphagneticola trilobatacreeping daisy
  • Zamia standleyi
    Zamia standleyi

Fauna

Recorded species include the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi), lowland paca (Cuniculus paca), Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata), collared peccary (Pecari tajacu), hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura), Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis), white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), Central American coral snake (Micrurus nigrocinctus), keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) and bat falcon (Falco rufigularis).

171species of macrofauna recorded
76families

Cooperative records published in December 2023. Scope: the cooperative’s farms.

  • white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
    Florisuga mellivorawhite-necked jacobin
  • Altamira oriole (Icterus gularis)
    Icterus gularisAltamira oriole
  • green heron (Butorides virescens)
    Butorides virescensgreen heron
  • Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)
    Chloroceryle amazonaAmazon kingfisher
  • American pygmy kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)
    Chloroceryle aeneaAmerican pygmy kingfisher
  • turquoise-browed motmot (Eumomota superciliosa)
    Eumomota superciliosaturquoise-browed motmot
  • mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata)
    Alouatta palliatamantled howler monkey
  • red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
    Agalychnis callidryasred-eyed tree frog
  • milk frog (Trachycephalus typhonius)
    Trachycephalus typhoniusmilk frog
  • ghost anole (Anolis lemurinus)
    Anolis lemurinusghost anole
  • spectacled caiman, female (Caiman crocodilus)
    Caiman crocodilusspectacled caiman, female
  • white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
    Cebus capucinuswhite-faced capuchin
  • Mexican hairy porcupine (Coendou mexicanus)
    Coendou mexicanusMexican hairy porcupine
  • green iguana (Iguana iguana)
    Iguana iguanagreen iguana
  • white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
    Nasua naricawhite-nosed coati
  • keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
    Ramphastos sulfuratuskeel-billed toucan
  • roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
    Rupornis magnirostrisroadside hawk
  • brown vine snake (Oxybelis aeneus)
    Oxybelis aeneusbrown vine snake
  • cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira rhombifera)
    Leptodeira rhombiferacat-eyed snake
  • Boa
    Boa
  • tiger rat snake (Spilotes pullatus)
    Spilotes pullatustiger rat snake

Habitats

Broadleaf and savanna forest fragments, streams and their riverside vegetation are home to these species. The larger, better-preserved fragments host a greater richness of mammals.

Fauna monitoring recorded the Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis), a species not officially reported for the Colón area. The cooperative therefore considers it important to continue monitoring and to publish these data as a contribution to research.

Learn about forest fragments and water bodies

Camera-trap videos

Published by the cooperative on YouTube.