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Grupo Atmar celebrates 22 years protecting sea turtles

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Reaping the fruits of their work for the protection of the leatherback turtles, hawksbill turtles, and green sea turtles, and they are committed to continue recruiting volunteers for their initiatives.

 

Stopping the illegal hunting of sea turtles, the plundering of their nests and the theft of their eggs has been the goal of a group of friends from Maunaba who, since 2001, have been engaged in research on the populations of these endangered species and the alternatives to preserve them.

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Succesful conservation project in Isla de Mona

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ISLA DE MONA - Several studies with the most abundant turttle in the Puerto Rican coasts the carey (Eretmochelys imbricata), have helped preserved its population.

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