Also the turtles want to come to live in tranquility on the north coast, in Cabarete

Cause of curiosity has been the visit of three Tingle turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), one of four species that nest in La Hispaniola, as they deposited their eggs in three nests from the beach of Cabarete, Puerto Plata.

It gives us to think that not only humans feel comfortable in our North Coast, and to the surprise of many we see a rare nesting in a highly populated area. The fact has attracted the attention and cooperation of the community and the institutions that have a presence in the area: the Navy, Politur and the Ministry of Tourism, in addition to Environment.

Technical Secretariat for the Marine and Coastal Resources, the Ministry of Environment, inspected the beach and found two separate nests at a distance of 800 meters between each other and 10 meters high tide, which had been protected with a wooden fence and rope, at the initiative of the community and institutions.

This species is the largest sea turtle and also the more specialized. It has a wide forefeet transformed into fins. The document explains that the most striking character of this leatherback turtle is its shell, consisting of independent small bone chips, coated by a thick skin. It is a highly endangered species because of the collection of their eggs.

Technicians tightened the siege of nests with metal mesh and formed a committee of security and surveillance in hopes that more turtles arrive at this beach. It is estimated that the first nest of eggs, which were held on Saturday, April 12, hatch from the first week of June.

The staff of the Environment, Politur and an expert on turtles participates in a talk organized by the Board of Cabarete beach to train the community on how to care for nests and protect the turtles, both upon arrival to the nest as a baby, to be submerged in water immediately. The committee is composed of various individuals having knowledge of the subject.

As the turtles have a safe shelter, heat from people, the environment and much more can be found on the North Coast, as well as Vico Real Estate wants you to have a safe home. You put the conditions and we take care of finding the best property.