Biodiversity

Thanks to our fauna and flora conservation programs, the jaguar has returned to La Guajira. We have now identified eight individuals, among which are kits born in our areas. Thus, the jaguar is an umbrella species, and its presence is synonymous with the excellent state of ecosystems and water bodies.

In addition, 15 pumas and more than 30 ocelots have been logged and seen interacting and sharing the same water sources and the same hunting territory. Thanks to the implementation of different initiatives such as the restoration and protection of the tropical dry forest, the rehabilitation and monitoring of wildlife, and the building of wildlife-crossing structures, we have identified more than 600 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, fish, and birds. Those are living in a biodiversity corridor of more than 25,000 hectares that we have been improving between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía del Perijá.

To learn more about the biodiversity that inhabits us, you can access our Cerrejón Biodiversity space on the Naturalista page, a biodiversity registration tool where we share the species of fauna and flora that we identify in our region and where everyone can participate by making their own records.

Rehabilitation and conversation of fauna

At Cerrejón we develop strategies for the rescue and rehabilitation of fauna in the development and progress of mining activities. In addition, we carry it out in the processes of rehabilitation, release and various conservation strategies for threatened species in the region, hand in hand with local communities.

Within these actions, we have a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center that functions as a temporary home to house various species of animals that require attention and have been rescued. A team of biologists, veterinarians and assistants works at the Center, who within their functions are responsible for promoting the proper handling of animals, their recovery and long-term survival options; the reproduction and release of threatened species; wildlife monitoring, among others.

The rehabilitation allows the conservation and protection of the fauna of the region and the reintroduction of healthy animals to their natural habitats. In the Center, the community is also made aware of the impacts caused by illegal possession, hunting and wildlife trafficking in La Guajira.