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Deforestation in Merida’s Cuxtal Natural Reserve causes concern among activists
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Deforestation in Merida’s Cuxtal Natural Reserve causes concern among activists
Environmentalists claim that heavy machinery and company personnel were on site carrying out deforestation activities. On March 23rd, a group of activists reported on social media that heavy machinery had removed vegetation in the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve, an area of high ecological value in Mérida. The report raised concerns because it is a Protected Natural Area. The civil association “Proyecto Santa María,” dedicated to the rescue and pres…
In Cuxtal there are more than 800 species of flora and fauna, some are protected by federal rules, such as the Pavo de Monte, the Hormiguero Bear, the Venado cola blanca and the Yaguarundi puma. The Technical Secretariat and Operational Director of the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve; Sandra García Peregrina confirmed that on the 25th, she filed a complaint with the local offices of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Environment, against who…
MÉRIDA.— The City Council of Mérida, in charge of Cecilia Patron, will present in the next few days a complaint against those responsible for the removal of vegetation with heavy machinery, in approximately 4 hectares, from the Ecological Reserve of Cuxtal. This alleged ecocide was made known by activists on social networks, where they broadcast a video where heavy machinery is observed carrying out deforestation activities; before this, staff o…
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