Conservation: The Charco Azul dried up during the early 1990s (Tveteraas, 1995), with the consequential extinction of Cyprinodon veronicae from its only habitat. The disappearance of the other times large springs and wet areas is a clear example of the unscrupulous and unsustainable exploration of water from the water table for inefficient watering of crops, done in front of the eyes of the uninterested community.
Bajio Quelitos: Charco Azul
Remains of Charco Azul just before it dried up completely by the unscrupulous water extraction for inefficient watering of crops in the salty soil, Cyprinodon veronicae had it only habitat there, and became extinct. Photo by Andreas Tveteraas. (24.165089°N, 100.064743°W). Photo by Andreas Tveteraas. (01-Jun-1991).
Ecoregion
Llanos El Salado
Llanos El Salado
Country
Nuevo León
Nuevo León
The locality profile for Bajio Quelitos: Charco Azul, within the Llanos El Salado ecoregion, introduces this freshwater setting through FFM’s curated geographic and natural-history context. It provides an accessible overview of the locality’s general description, its conservation context and the curator’s broader observations. The account emphasizes the locality as an aquatic environment and the broader themes that help explain its character, without reducing the profile to a species checklist or disclosing sensitive site details. By bringing the available sections together in one focused narrative, the profile offers a useful starting point for understanding the locality’s place in its drainage and wider landscape, while inviting readers to explore the complete account..
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