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Santo Domingo. - The Environment Ministry (SEMARENA) announced the birth of at least 150 leatherback turtles in the last few weeks in nests in La Altagracia and Samaná provinces, which were released in the capital’s Guibia beach.

In Samaná 147 hatchlings were born in two nests, whereas three others were born in the National Aquarium, from eggs recovered to prevent poachers from sacking the nest in the northeast coastal town Nisibón.

The newborns were released at Güibia beach, in the capital, whereas seven nests are still being guarded at Nisibón’s beach.

Personnel of the Coastal and Marine Resources Department and the National Aquarium’s Aquatic Species Rescue and Rehabilitation Center monitor in-situ the leatherback (Coriacea Dermochelys), whose local name is tinglar.

Semarena asked the coastal communities to protect the leatherback, the largest of all sea turtles, also known as laúd, baula or canal, which is on the list of endangered species.

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Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 27 Jul 2009 10:14 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Soup ! ......Is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 27 Jul 2009 10:27 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Magnificent animals and rightfully protected ....When I first lived in Puerto Rico in the early 70s it was still legal to eat Turtle steaks in restaurants ....it was another era .....
Written by: xwill7, 27 Jul 2009 10:27 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
I had a turtle in my pond... I think that someone took it for soup!
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 27 Jul 2009 10:29 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
the culinary motto of the Dominican Republic " If it moves eat it "
Written by: xwill7, 27 Jul 2009 12:32 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Don't eat the turtles!
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 27 Jul 2009 1:21 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
not any more........ and turtle does not taste like chicken
Written by: antonioj, 27 Jul 2009 8:19 PM
From: Canada, home safe
There is an imposter out there FredDobbs is NOT FredCDobbs
Written by: allumeuseGeneroso This user is banned, 27 Jul 2009 9:55 PM
From: Dominican Republic
This is a good step! It helps our fauna and it set a good example to next generation!
Written by: glomarexplorer, 27 Jul 2009 10:42 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
This action ought to be lauded.

This is an island of positiveness in an ocean of negativity and everything wrong.

We need more news like this and less negative and overly cynical commentaries. This is type of news that would actually help outside world believe that we are indeed the second happiest people in the world. Personally, I don't buy it and think LF and gang bribed the pollsters into according DR such accolade.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 28 Jul 2009 1:48 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
glomy you must be getting tired of room service
Written by: glomarexplorer, 28 Jul 2009 5:31 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
FredC,

No room service here, as American-style buffet breakfast is included in corporate-negotiated price. I am getting sick, however, of eating runny eggs, moist sausage and fatty ham. The espresso coffee, however, is great.

You should see what is costs to have your clothes laundered....it would probably be cheaper to by new socks and underwear.

We are in toruble, as equipment builder is way behind schedule and continent-wide vacation starts this weekend-for a whole month.

Guess I will go home and return in September and hope for the best.
Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 28 Jul 2009 5:39 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
Glomy this morning a cardinal reported to his Holiness the Pope that a case of Aids {SIDS} had been found in the Vatican itself ......He said ' Great news I am tired of drinking that Soave Bolla "
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