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Succesful conservation project in Isla de Mona

Submitted on 4 September 2013 - 11:34am

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León / galvarado@elnuevodia.com

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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Green turtle dies in Escambrón

Submitted on 8 June 2013 - 10:17am

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Ivelisse Rivera Quiñones / ivelisse.rivera@gfrmedia.com

Edwin Mojica, from the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, informed that an endangered green sea turtle died this morning in the Escambrón area of San Juan. In better news, Mojica said that another endangered sea turtle species, a leatherback turtle, was seen laying eggs in Ocean Park.

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Inspiring others to save the reef

Submitted on 28 September 2012 - 9:28am

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Aurora Rivera Arguinzoni / arivera@elnuevodia.com

What began as a citizen science project and a personal exploration of the beach he has visited for decades has led Paco López and a group of collaborators to the creation of the Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve in northern Puerto Rico.

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