Turtle found on Cabarete beach
Employees of the Ministry of the Environment recently found a turtle while patrolling Cabarete beach. These protected turtles come to the coast during this period to lay eggs, and the environmental staff also searched for the eggs. However, they were not found and, according to Captain Roberto Martínez (Quico), it is likely that the eggs were taken away. The eggs of the turtle are seen by Dominicans and Haitians as a delicacy and very desirable. Due to destructive human activity, the sea turtle of the Dermochelyidae family is on the point of extinction and is, therefore, on the list of protected animals.
It is the largest of all sea turtles, with a length of 2.3 meters and a weight of more than 600 kilos.
Source: Sosua News
June 16, 2019
Category: DR News |