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A BIRD
A FISH
A TURTLE
Fiona Wilmot, Texas A&M University, USA
Alfredo Quarto, Mangrove Action Project, USA
Mangrove Restoration
for Endangered Species
and Human Happiness
Restoration of degraded mangrove
areas reconnects local people with
lost livelihoods and harmonizes
the discordance of endangered
mangrove-dependent species
for biophiliac well-wishers.
Photo right: Mangrove Well-Wishers, Society
for Ecological Restoration, Mérida 2011
Credit Cynthia Sapp
Whistling Duck
The West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygn arborea) has been
reduced to a few relict populations throughout its range.
Restoration of natural vegetation along coastlines and
inland swamps will provide roosting habitat for this
charismatic creature listed on CITES Appendix II.
Goliath Grouper
The Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara) had been
fished almost to extinction until an effort was made to
recover the species. Restoration of fringing mangroves for
nursery habitat will greatly aid in the endeavour to protect
this important ecosystem engineer.
Hawksbill Turtle
The Eastern Pacific Hawksbill
Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata) is
the only turtle in the world that nests
in mangroves. It is also the most endangered turtle in the world.
Restoration of former shrimp pond sites in the Gulf of Fonseca, a
tri-national region in Central America, is imperative to achieving
the integrity of this species.
GEOGRAPHY