The Creamar group of volunteers has already started to work on the beach, in this case, to protect the nesting area of the kentish plover, an endangered species. On Saturday 5th, the volunteers went to the area of El Chaparral to mark the area and remove invasive plants such as reeds and mimosas. "We have also removed a lot of agave, which are the pitas, and we have removed a lot of carpobrotus, which are quite extensive on the beach and do not allow the growth of indigenous plants such as linearia clementei, which is now in bloom", explained the environmental educator at the Mijas Town Hall, Juan Luis Vega.

During the morning, the fencing of this stretch of coastline,was also reinforced with ropes, which was also signposted "so that everyone who enjoys this area, which is incredible in terms of biodiversity, knows that this whole area must be respected, because it is essential for the reproduction and nesting of the plover", said the president of the Aula del Mar Foundation, Juan Antonio Lópe, which coordinates this group with the collaboration of Mijas Town Hall.

 

The volunteers also removed rubbish left on the beach, "and we have been collecting even the smallest plastics, the microplastics, because it is harmful to the birds that want to use them for their nests", emphasised volunteer Andrea Ramírez.

The councillor for the Environment, Marco Cortés (PP), also attended this activity, especially to "thank these volunteers who come here altruistically and have been working all morning on this area, which the Town Hall also protects and limits so that people and pets do not walk over it".

 

Respect for this protected area

With the arrival of Holly Week and, especially, with the good weather, the beaches will begin to be more frequented by residents and tourists, hence the importance of asking for respect for the indications marked in this area of the coast, "because we see that there are other nearby towns that with the development of the coast have lost many species of protected flora and fauna, so we should feel privileged to be on the beach of El Chaparral and we must take care of it to the maximum", said the councillor for Beaches, Daniel Gómez Teruel (PP), also present at the event. 

Another of the group's volunteers, Zaida Lentini, insisted on this idea, highlighting the richness "of this social network that we have formed, and our mission now is to also reach out to the rest of the public, so that we all become aware of the valuable ecosystem in which we are living". 

 

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