Peru, through the National Forest and Wildlife Service (Serfor), achieved the approval of a Concerted Action for the conservation of the Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) during the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (COP15 CMS), held in Brazil from March 23 to 29. The action promoted by Serfor responds to the fact that, in recent decades, the population of the Peruvian pelican in nesting areas of the country has been reduced by at least 70%, associated with factors such as El Niño events, which alter the availability of its main food, the anchovy; as well as human threats such as overfishing and incidental capture. Added to this is the impact of Avian Influenza H5N1, which since 2022 has caused high mortality and affected its reproduction. Faced with this scenario, the proposal presented jointly with Chile and Ecuador, will allow the implementation of coordinated actions among the countries of the distribution range to ...