AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoLeatherback Comeback in Nicaragua: After five near-silent nesting seasons, conservation teams report leatherback turtles are back on Nicaragua’s Pacific beaches—one nesting female was spotted in November 2025 and her nest was protected, a hopeful sign for a species that’s critically endangered in the Pacific and has seen declines of more than 90% since the 1980s. Big Cat Conservation Push: Nicaragua is also named among countries participating in the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit 2026 in India (June 1–2), with Saudi Arabia set to join as the alliance’s 26th member—another reminder that wildlife protection is increasingly organized across borders. Nicaragua in the Spotlight for Mining: A new report claims U.S.-sanctioned Chinese firms control up to 6% of Nicaragua’s territory through gold mining deals—raising fresh concerns about how conservation and land protection can survive alongside expanding extraction.
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