Bird watching is one of the Riviera Nayarit’s main attractions and it’s becoming more popular year after year. It involves an intensive influx of foreign specialists who are attracted not only by the species endemic to the region but also to the migratory birds flocking in from North America. Thus, the importance of avoiding as much as possible the use of non-recyclable plastics to conserve these species’ habitat.
This, according to biologist Luis Morales-Vallín, general director of the San Pancho Bird Observatory (OASP), who shared his thoughts during the activities surrounding the III Festival of Migratory Birds 2019, held in what’s known as the “Cultural Capital” of the Riviera Nayarit.
There were several experts present during the event who talked about different topics related to the issue of the extraction and sale of songbirds as well as the possession, management, and release of protected species. They also focused on the topic of plastic contamination as part of the observation of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD), which celebrated “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic.”
Morales added that every year at least 8 million tons of plastic make their way to the oceans and other . . .
