El Tigre Biotope USAC protected wildlife area

Abstract

When we talk about the protected wild areas of our beloved University, which is administered through the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, we experience a feeling of deep pride because it identifies us with the most sublime objectives of our school and the commitment we have with the Guatemalan population, from the perspective of improving and protecting the environment of our planet, the only one we have.   The Biotope sub-system is currently made up of seven protected wild areas, the best known of which is the Quetzal Biotope. On this occasion we are interested in reporting something of what the students of the School of Biology, through the Program of Teaching Experiences with the Community -EDC- are doing to contribute to the Tigre Biotope, located in the Department of Peten, 250 km from the Department of Flores, as the core zone of the Maya Biosphere Reserve (see graph).   This Biotope, in addition to having very relevant flora and fauna, among other things, has a characteristic that made it qualify to be registered worldwide as a "Ramsar site", which is a convention to which Guatemala is a signatory. The full name, in Spanish, of this agreement is "Convention on wetlands of international importance, especially as a habitat for waterfowl."