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Santo Domingo.- Environment minister Bautista Rojas on Wednesday headed the release 50 hawksbill turtles, hatchlings of Güiby, which laid 215 eggs at Güibia beach August 30.
In the activity 30 students from several high schools placed hatchlings in the sand at nearby Sans Souci beach, from where they instinctively headed to the sea.
Güiby’s other around 100 eggs continue under surveillance until Thursday night, when the hatchlings will be released at Güibia, the same beach where they were laid.
The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochely simbricata) dubbed "Güiby" is around 70 years old and lays its eggs at Güibia beach year after year, for which the Environment has installed permanent guards to protect its nesting site, as well as those of another sea turtle which followed Güiby one month ago.
The hawksbill turtle is endangered because of the regional belief that its eggs are a aphrodisiac, and also because of high demand for its meat and shell, leading to a decimation of its population.
As the result of the turtle protection program in Samana’s beaches El Valle, Limon and Cosón 15 nests of turtles Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback) have been counted this year including nine nests with around 1,200 hatchings which made it to sea.
Also discovered were 75 hawksbill nests, of which 25 bore offspring, with a total of 2,521 hatchlings making it to the sea.
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You here that IRS Atabey!
(The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Washington Heights)
Not just sad, but tragic and insane - often it is endangered species -
Rhinoceroses for their horns,
Gorillas for their hands
Sharks for their fins
Reindeer for antler velvet
Should stick to Mamajuana
Reindeer an endangered species?
Tell one you thing.. not sure if they are where you are at, but here in Northeast US, Reindeers are not an endangered at all, and if it wasn't for hunt season, they would quickly surpass my state's people population in about 3-4 years.. not sure if that is what gaming hunters want to make sure gets said, but that is what I have seen published every so often.. first hand, in deer season, they are all over the place here, causing many motor vehical accidents. When I drive home, especially at night, I have to be extra careful not run into one that jumps out of nowhere and into the road.
Perhaps it was ambiguous when I wrote "often it is endangered species" - I meant not all the species are endangered. Reindeer are an environmental hazard in New Zealand too, where they were introduced. Many sharks are not endangered either, however chopping off their dorsal fin then throwing them back to die slowly and painfully is barbaric and wasteful.
Culling of some species is necessary for the maintenance of bio-diversity. However senseless killing of animals (and people) based of stupid myths should be opposed.