Salmon farms in the fjords
The Chilean dolphin lives near shores and river mouths, where much of its habitat overlaps with salmon farm concessions. At least one dolphin drowned in a farm net near Puyuhuapi.
Source A: IMMA Magdalena-Puyuhuapi
Conservation
What threatens nature in Aysén
Only what the sources document.
Burned forests
In the 20th century, settlers and companies burned large areas of native forest to make pasture. Grey dead trunks are still visible on the hillsides. A forest like this takes generations to come back.
Source E: Memoria Chilena
Threatened species
The southern river otter is listed as endangered in Chile. It has disappeared from many rivers in central Chile. In Aysén, the fjords and channels are its stronghold.
Source B: Sielfeld et al. 2024