Cozumel, Q.R. — The Cozumel Parks and Museums Foundation (FPMC) says more than 150 wild animals were saved throughout 2023. José Luis Chacón Méndez, the General Director of the FPMC, says the animals were saved through community conservation programs.
The Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel (FPMC) has a permanent rescue and relocation wildlife program in place. During 2023, 165 animals and birds were cared for and saved throughout 2023 with the support of the community.
Chacón Méndez says the FPMC maintains a link with the community to work together through education and environmental conservation programs. He recognized that the staff of the Center for Conservation and Environmental Education (CCEA) has done a good job involving the community to safeguard the integrity of island animals.
He says rescued animals are subsequently reviewed and cared for by veterinary doctors who selflessly collaborate with the Institution so that FPMC biologists can later release them into their natural habitat.
He explained that during 2023, they saw an increase in rescue numbers thanks to people having confidence in the institution. He says when people call for animal support, biologists and natural resource managers check the health status of the animals and, if necessary, take them for veterinary care or relocate them to a safe place.
José Luis Chacón specified that most of the animals rescued were birds, but there were also dwarf raccoons, armadillos, opossums, iguanas, coatis, bats and turtles, to mention just some of the species that were saved, all of which are important for the natural wealth of Quintana Roo.
