Malleco Lake is monitored monthly by CONAF, the Chilean Forestry Commission, which keeps a register of the number of birds that visit, live and reproduce in the lake to identify species in need of protection.
Malleco Lake is scrutinized on a monthly basis by CONAF, the Chilean Forestry Commission, which records the number of birds that stop over, stay, and raise their young within the lake's boundaries to identify species that require special attention.