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November 6, 2019
Lima, Peru, November 6, 2019. – For the first time a municipal management of the Peruvian Amazon, in coordination with private enterprise, promotes public policies in favor of wildlife conservation in the region of Loreto. In this way, AJE Group was part of the project by providing 120 nests of taricayas, that is, a total of 4,080 eggs.
AJE Group, through its BIO brand, was named by Sernanp “Allied for Conservation” for its sustainable and responsible work in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. As part of the initiatives, AJE participated in the project to repopulate Taricayas in the region of Loreto, reaffirming its commitment to caring for the Peruvian Amazon, its diversity and the protection of its flora and fauna.
The Festival seeks to make visible an activity that has been carried out ancestrally by the local communities within the Natural Protected Areas. The main difference is that, from now on, it will also take place outside the national reserves, uniting the past with the present and the cultural and environmental tradition. About 5,500 pups were released during the days of the festival.
“In AJE we are very happy to be part of this project that values and protects wildlife. The repopulation of this species allows us to guarantee its conservation, but also serves to raise awareness among the population of Iquitos about the importance of this wonderful turtle. Being present at such an important moment as the release we carried out at Tipishca Beach, in San Jose de Lupuna, reaffirms our commitment to protect the Amazon, its fruits and fauna,” commented Jorge Lopez Doriga, executive director of Communications and Sustainability for the AJE Group.
In total, the project managed to have 205 nests, which is equivalent to 6,970 eggs from the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, which were incubated in 12 semi-natural beaches, in the province of Maynas, built especially to house the eggs and give them the necessary conditions for their growth.
“The 1° Festival of the Fresh Water Turtles of the Peruvian Amazon has the objective of positioning the Loreto region as one of the main ecotourism destinations. In addition, the repopulation of Taricayas allows us to guarantee the conservation of the species, raise awareness among the population and diversify the tourist activity in the area,” added López Dóriga.
The sustainable management of taricayas, thanks to the articulated work between the public and private sectors, has benefited 42 management groups that house 463 families within the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, generating more than S/. 3,768,233 soles annually from the contributions of private companies and organizations.
In addition to AJE Group, with its BIO brand, the agents involved in this repopulation are the Districts of Maynas, Punchana and Belén; the communities of San José de Lupuna (Nanay River), Puerto Alegría (Itaya River) and El Porvenir (Momón River); MINAM, SERNANP, GERFOR, SERFOR, IIAP, MINCETUR and DIRCETURA.
In 1979 the recovery program for the taricaya turtle in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve was initiated for scientific purposes. Thanks to the success of this activity, the local population was incorporated for the development of this conservation initiative. In 2013, the first contracts for the exploitation of taricayas were signed, and by 2019 there were 42. In total, around 646,000 taricaya hatchlings were released into the wild.