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It has freshwater springs and scarce vegetation, mainly grass, calagualas and reed beds. Almost its entire central area constitutes a large plateau covered by a scant layer of earth.
Exploited as a wolf colony until 1992, due to ecological criteria, the slaughter was stopped.
Today it constitutes a Natural Reserve of precious ecological value, integrating the Coastal Islands National Park. administered by the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries through its agencies, the General Directorate of Renewable Resources and the National Fisheries Institute, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of National Defense.
Stable personnel are stationed on Isla de Lobos in charge of looking after the herd of sea lions, building maintenance, and technicians also visit there to carry out various investigations about the marine population.
- Discovered in 1516 by Juan Díaz de Solís.
- It is home to the largest colony of sea lions in South America.
The Wolves
On Isla de Lobos off the ocean coast of Punta del Este there is one of the largest colonies of sea lions in the world. Two species coexist on the island: Fine or two-haired seals (Arctucephahus australis) and Sea Lions or one-haired ( Otaria Flavescens)
Fine wolf
It is gray in color, with some silver or reddish on its back and orange-gray on the belly. It has 2 layers of hair. The babies are black until their first molt, when they acquire a light gray color. They present a marked sexual dimorphism, the males have longer and more abundant hair on the neck, they are larger than the females, measuring almost 2 meters and weighing approximately 160 kg, while the females measure 1.50 and weigh about 50 kg.
The fur seal colony is not migratory, it remains and reproduces throughout the year. It feeds on fish, cephalopods, crustaceans, lamellibranchs and marine snails. They occupy rocky and steep areas on the Island.
Sea lion
The name comes from its thick neck and mane on the male’s head. They are yellowish brown with a large, flat snout. Their babies from birth to the first month have black fur. The males weigh between 300 and 350 kg and measure 2.60 m, while the females weigh 150 kg and measure 2 m. long. The female has a smaller head, while young males resemble it before their mane grows. The offspring in their hair and size are similar to the females, although with larger heads.
Not all sea lions migrate, only the males retreat to the sea for a time at the end of the breeding period. They feed on crustacean fish and mollusks.
Lions and sea lions cohabit peacefully since they do not feed in the same places and have reproductive cycles that do not overlap.
The island
It has freshwater springs and scarce vegetation, mainly grass, calagualas and reed beds. Almost its entire central area constitutes a large plateau covered by a scant layer of earth.
Exploited as a wolf colony until 1992, due to ecological criteria, the slaughter was stopped.
Today it constitutes a Natural Reserve of precious ecological value, integrating the Coastal Islands National Park. administered by the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries through its agencies, the General Directorate of Renewable Resources and the National Fisheries Institute, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of National Defense.
Stable personnel are stationed on Isla de Lobos in charge of looking after the herd of sea lions, building maintenance, and technicians also visit there to carry out various investigations about the marine population.
- Discovered in 1516 by Juan Díaz de Solís.
- It is home to the largest colony of sea lions in South America.
- It is the southernmost point of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, located 12 km from the coast of Punta del Este in oceanic waters.
- Its shores form cliffs with few sand and gravel beaches.
- Being a rocky surface of 41 hectares. It is 1207 m long and 816 m wide, presenting itself as a rugged place with 26 m in its most prominent part.
The lighthouse
In July 2001 it became the 1st unmanned lighthouse in Uruguay, with solar energy and the highest technology of the 21st century. It has a powerful siren that works with compressed air as an alternative for foggy days.
- Built in 1906 at 59 m above sea level,
- It is the 3rd highest in the world
- The 1st highest in America.
- It emits a flash every 5 seconds that is seen at a distance of 40 km, guiding the navigation of ships and boats entering and leaving the Río de la Plata.
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