iHolbox Pocket Guide Book Summer 2018

A ño tras año, el flamenco rosa visita Isla Holbox en busca del crustáceo que lo pigmenta; éste microorganismo lo encuentra en las orillas de la isla. En los últimos años su hábitat se ha visto comprometido, debido a la afluencia de turistas que visitan la zona -por su cuenta- buscan- do una foto. Respetemos el medio ambiente, no molestes a los flamencos y toma fotografías desde la embarcación. Ayúdanos proteger su hogar. Flamenco del Caribe Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Y ear after year the young pink flamingo visits Holbox Island in a quest for food in order to get it’s particular coloring from the algae and shrimp larvae that resides within the island’s shore. In the past months we have sadly seen how our Flamingo population has diminished due to the fact that many tourists by foot disturb the flamingos in Punta Mosquito and Isla Pasión as they visit the área on their own in the seek of an unforgettable selfie. Please keep in mind that you are stay- ing within a natural protected area. Do not disturb or feed any of the species and limit yourself to taking pictures from above a tour boat within the designated areas. Remember that not because you can get there on your own that means that you should be there at all. El flamenco del Caribe se encuentra en la lista roja de especies amenazadas de la UICN 2016 — The Caribbean Flamingo is on the 2016 UICN red list of critically endangered species. iHolbox Magazine • 25