Some twenty experts analyze the key factors regarding the fauna and flora in Tenerife within the framework of the 5th Biodiversity Conference, which is being held over two days, between yesterday and today, at the Fairgrounds in front of more than 300 people. Among these factors, the management of the National Park of the Mount Teide or the improvement of the La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center.
The fight against termites on the Island, the eviction and renaturalization of Caleta de Adeje, the control of herbivores in Teno and Anaga, the presence of feral cats in natural spaces and the damage that this can generate in the native fauna.
The Minister of Management of the Natural Environment and Security, Isabel García, values that “these conferences aim to enrich the capacity of all citizens to protect, improve and rebuild our environment.” Sustainability, control of species and pests or treatment of wildlife were the axes of the debate and sharing.
“Everything that is discussed here will be very useful to improve the public biodiversity policies carried out by the Cabildo,” says the counselor. She adds García that “people concerned about our biodiversity, activists, professionals, officials and citizens, are generally welcome.”
Isabel García recalls other aspects on which intense work has been done in these three years of mandate of the current insular government. Among them, the promotion of a canine unit to fight, among other issues, against bird poisoning; the reinforcement of the intervention services before the fires forestry and civil protection volunteering; the management of the Masca ravine and the recent creation of the Biosphere Reserve unit and its headquarters in Tegueste. Finally, the counselor highlights the preparation of the Insular Biodiversity Strategy.
The program for today is suggestive. From the impact of climate change on species to the treatment and care of stranded cetaceans and turtles, passing through the giant lizard of Tenerife, invasive alien species, the plague of subterranean termites, recovery programs for injured birds, or biological controls of species.
