CONSERVATION ACTION: CAPARO RANGERS PROJECT

The main activities carried out during the trips in 2022 were:

• Trips were carried out through the main surveillance routes previously established on foot within the forest and by motorcycle in the surroundings

• A wildfire occurred in March 2022 that was brought under control by the rangers

• One hunter lookouts were detected and destroyed

• Surveys and surveillance of the different natural wells of the forest were carried out to prevent hunting

• The presence of a hunter was detected through a motorcycle found in the forest, he was informed to the National Guard who took away a homemade weapon

• Monitoring the groups of spider monkeys in the forest

• There were no illegal occupation attempts, only in January 2022 the entry of people who made an opening in the ground for water extraction was observed

• The rangers worked with the collection of seeds and planting with the "al voleo" method of various species of trees for the burned area

• The rangers helped with the collection of garbage, which people began to throw away in areas of the forest, and they made a prohibition fence

Main Surveillance Routes

The following image shows the main routes traveled by the rangers, in yellow already established internal pikes traveled on foot, in red north and south routes by motorcycle. The pikes are small routes that are opened on the forest to move more easily. During 2022, the northern and western areas were considered the most vulnerable and where the greatest number of routes were made, since it is easier for people to enter the most central areas of the forest to hunt from here, for which reason increased vigilance in this place were carried out. The lower yellow lines were rarely walked due to the shortage of gasoline, in addition there is little entry of people into the forest through this area, due to the water channel that limits it