AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoInvasive Species Alert (Panama-linked): The New World screwworm fly is now confirmed in south Texas, with USDA reporting a first case in a Zavala County calf and a second case days later, raising fears of a wider spread from the pest’s recent northward movement through Panama and Central America. Officials stress it’s not a food-safety issue but a serious threat to livestock and wildlife, and they’ve expanded quarantine zones, surveillance, and sterile-fly response efforts. Local Response (Texas): Gov. Greg Abbott expanded Texas disaster declarations and is pushing to speed up a $750 million sterile-fly breeding facility, warning the state can’t “make it through a second summer” without faster production. Panama Environment & Water (El Niño): Separately, Panama Canal authorities are tightening ship draft limits and planning water-saving measures as El Niño forecasts raise the risk of lower water levels, echoing lessons from the 2023–2024 drought. Conservation & Community (Panama): Panama also moved to join an Ibero-American network of certified cultural tourism routes, aiming to boost heritage conservation and community-linked economic opportunities.
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