By: Communications Equipment

After 5 month journey through Venezuela and the Antilles, our tireless traveler returned last 12 May the Integrated Management District Musichi in the municipality of Manaure, demonstrating the importance of coastal wetlands of La Guajira Colombiana for the conservation of this species.

After his arrival he took refuge in the lagoons of Manaure by two and a half months where he was fed with juveniles who accompanied. The first of August, in the early morning hours, Flamenco arrived at Bahia Honda. Today, without luggage the traveler is in Hondita Bay where it feeds and then start their nuptial flight to Venezuela, where he will mate and care for their young until they are strong enough to go back and embellish the coastal wetlands of department.

In 2015 They were installed two satellite trackers to the same number of flamingos, to study the paths of these migratory birds. The device records indicated that the Flemings began their flight Musichi, They moved to Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and later returned to Venezuela.

HOW THIS TECHNOLOGY

This bird monitoring is done in real time using the latest tracking technology such as chip wildlife are kind Gsm, which sends twice daily location information to professional responsible for its monitoring Corpoguajira, which leads to the Geographic Information System to keep the migration route.

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAVEL

Data migration Tococo obtained in this monitoring work are unpublished and important for scientists and naturalists protecting birds. The efforts being made Corpoguajira, The Environmental Compensation Fund and Hidrobioógica George Dahl Foundation, along with Wayuu indigenous communities will serve to maintain and restore populations of flamingos Colombia shares with Venezuela.