Vinculando a la comunidad en los conteos de aves rapaces migratorias (aves: falconiformes) en el este de Cuba

Naylien Barreda Leyva

doi:10.35197/rx.06.03.2010.15.nb

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Naylien Barreda Leyva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35197/rx.06.03.2010.15.nb

Keywords:

environmental education, conservation, rapacious migrations, Cuba

Abstract

Through interviews, workshops, talks and sociocultural meetings, three communities from the upper area of Gran Piedra are linked to the studies and counts of migratory birds of prey carried out in eastern Cuba. These small communities are located next to one of the two counting points for migratory birds of prey in the region. In the interviews carried out with the inhabitants, it was found that some residents had basic knowledge about birds of prey, but not about their migration. 100% of the interviewees agreed that the main local problem is the loss of poultry due to attacks by birds of prey, specifically the endangered Cuban endemic Accipitter gundlachi (Long-tailed Hawk). The workshops managed to create spaces for exchange and reflection about the importance of the conservation of birds of prey in the region. The community members returned to their daily practices, but this time thinking about how to contribute to the conservation of birds of prey based on new knowledge. This cooperation and awareness-raising link allowed the inhabitants to get closer to the researchers and volunteers who work on counting birds of prey in Cuba and the feedback of scientific knowledge with popular knowledge.

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