Añihue Reserve
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  News

2012/feb

Anihue Reserve begins work on cooperation in marine scientific research institute with the German Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), together with Huinay Foundation.
German expedition led by Dr. Jürgen Laudien—AWI, together with Anihue Reserve installed thirty underwater recruitment tiles, for the study and analysis of benthic fauna, among other investigations.

2012/feb

Anihue Reserve provides logistical support and infrastructure to Anna Maria Addamo of MNCN-Madrid and team, to conduct studies on the coral Desmophyllum dianthus in Chilean Patagonian fjords in joint project with Huinay Foundation.
In February, we had a pleasant visit from Anna Maria Addamo, FPI Predoctoral Fellow of the National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN) in Madrid, who is conducting a study on genetic variation, population structure and conservation of coral Desmophyllum dianthus in the Chilean fjords of Patagonia.

2011/feb

Raul Marin Balmaceda community receives book
In an emotional and lively community meeting, Añihue Reserve delivers a copy of the book "Coastal Biodiversity of Raul Marin Balmaceda" to each family of the town, thus providing a contribution of knowledge acquired in recent years.

2011/jan

The Reserve provides logistical support for scientific sampling by Huinay Foundation
Añihue Reserve receives Vreni Hauserman and his scientific team—representatives of Huinay Foundation—for the purpose of collecting and studying samples of different underwater species present around the reserve.

2010/nov

Pitipalena coastal station weather shares information with Anihue Reserve
Pitipalena coastal station, located in Raul Marin Balmaceda area—part of Benthic Research Program of the Universidad Austral de Chile—provides weather information to the reserve for use in monitoring the dolphins in the area.

2010/sep

Science and Tourism: The Great Challenge of Añihue
South of Chile, a natural reserve of ten thousand hectares is taking a chance on consolidating the next trend in travel: mixing tourism and conservation. To achieve this, they support scientists who study and care for its biodiversity. And one can, of course, participate in that process.

2010/mar

Monitoring of Marine Mammals on the Guaitecas Islands
Monitoring of marine mammals around the islands of The Guaitecas, was the target of this second expedition in the area. The challenge was to identify and possibly quantify the species, such as observation of the effects that the salmon industry has had onn the sector.

2010/feb

Taking photographs and videos on the shores of Añihue Reserve to show rich marine biodiversity on TV
For a week, we shared and provided logistical support to Fernando Luchsinger and Eduardo Sorensen, leading audiovisual professionals, who visited the Reserve in order to capture images and videos of the abundant and rich marine underwater life, as well as the presence of blue whales and humpback nearby.

2009/mar

Research about cetacean behaviour around Aisén
Our first excursion of the pilot project to study the behaviour of whales in Aysen was a great success, both for research and for our hearts. We started at Añihue Reserve and saw plenty of dolphins right at the river opening but also at the beach.

2008/oct

Research reveals an important biological ecosystem
Añihue Reserve is visited by researchers to study the underwater biodiversity in the area.