The removal of the invasive species ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ continues in Lagoa do Caiado, in Pico island!
These works, carried out by LIFE BEETLES project in several intervention areas, aim to improve the habitat for the island’s target species, the ๐˜—๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. The main outbreaks of this invasive plant have already been ticked and removed.
Throughout this project, the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change ensures the proper monitoring of these areas in order to control the resurgence of this invasive species and assess the regeneration of native species in the area.
These works fall within the scope of Action C.1 – Improvement of the habitat quality for Tarphius floresensis,ย Pseudanchomenus aptinoides and Trechus terrabravensis.
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