Cozumel’s NaturaIsla Connects Community with Wildlife

Cozumel, Mexico — With the goal of strengthening the bond between the community and nature, the Cozumel Parks and Museums Foundation (FPMC) carried out NaturaIsla, an environmental education activity that allowed attendees to have direct contact with the wildlife of the Punta Sur Ecotourism Park.

Through the Conservation and Environmental Education Directorate (CEA), community members participated in guided tours to learn about various species of birds and wildlife that inhabit this important ecosystem, one of the most representative of the island for its natural richness and environmental value.

During the activity, CEA director, biologist Rafael Chacón Díaz, highlighted that one of the natural wonders that can be observed during this season is the monarch butterfly, an emblematic species that migrates thousands of kilometers from the United States and Canada to central Mexico to spend the winter. He explained that this phenomenon occurs across several generations, in search of warmer temperatures and refuge, and that although its presence in Cozumel is not as abundant as in the center of the country, its sighting on the island is especially significant.

For her part, FPMC general director Juanita Alonso Marrufo emphasized that activities like NaturaIsla align with the New Agreement for Well-being and Development of Quintana Roo, promoted by Governor Mara Lezama, by fostering a more conscious and respectful relationship with the natural environment, promoting environmental education, citizen participation, and biodiversity protection as pillars of sustainable development.