Fencing in the Caiado protected area

July 12, 2023

The LIFE BEETLES project recently completed the placement of a fence to exclude cattle in the PIC2 intervention area in the Caiado area, Pico island.

Although it was not initially planned to install a fence in this location, it was found that in the summer months there was an intrusion of cattle into this intervention area, causing trampling, herbivory and the consequent possibility of encroachment on invasive alien species. Thus, the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, through the LIFE BEETLES project, acted preventively in the fight against invasive species in this location, which is also a Protected Area for the Management of Habitats or Species.

Learn more about the LIFE BEETLES project at https://www.lifebeetlesazores.com/en/.