Fundación Omacha focuses on river dolphins, particularly the endangered Inia geoffrensis, as indicators of ecosystem impacts. Fundación Omacha, with over 30 years of experience, initiated a program to evaluate dolphin health in various basins and employed satellite telemetry to track their movements in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

Teaming up with Dolphin Quest will allow the development of the evaluation of the health and population trends of these dolphins in key sites of the Orinoco basin designated under the Ramsar Convention. This research project targets a minimum of 20 I. geoffrensis individuals across three Ramsar sites, working closely with local communities and authorities to monitor mercury contamination and establish satellite markers.

The data gathered will inform crucial conservation strategies and enhance our understanding of the intricate dynamics of the aquatic ecosystems inhabited by this key species.