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Once visitors leave the Santa Isabel Baths, in Morelos, a nocturnal environmental hunting mission begins to combat the invasion of the Australian acociles (Cherace quadricarinatus), which threatens local crab species (Pseudothelphusa morellosis), when they compete for resources and food.
Equipped with nets and traps, biologists, activists and volunteers join these periodic expeditions to capture and eliminate invasive acociles, as well as survey and process Morelos crabs.
Edgard Mason Romo, project manager, highlights what he calls “citizen science”, where the participation of volunteers allows for closer integration with science.
