La introducción de las 136 tortugas marinas, se realizará mañana a partir de las 8:00 a.m. en las playas de Palomino (Dibulla), por funcionarios de Corpoguajira, la Ong Campesina Ambiental de Palomino, students of the San Antonio Rural Institution, entre otras entidades.

The individuals (103 turtles Caretta caretta y 33 Turtles Channel), they have approximately 10 days of life, during which they have been cared for and assisted by the Palomino Peasant NGO, who signed an alliance with Corpoguajira through which day and night monitoring is carried out by fishermen who have been trained in the protection of adult turtles at the time of their arrival at the nesting sites., equipment management, nests and hatchlings of chelonians.

The project is being carried out between the mouth of the Palomino River and Dibulla. The identified clutches were cared for at all times., to prevent looting by residents of the region, natural predators and climatic phenomena.

During the chelonian introduction event, Corpoguajira and Asocars, The Environmental Peasant NGO of Palomino Y and the students of the San Antonio Rural Institution will give a special recognition, as adoptive godparents of the Sponsor a Turtle and Carry it in your Heart program, and the company Guajira Tours, which is linked as Corporate Godfather.

Due to the large amount of seagrass existing in La Guajira, Four species of sea turtles live on the peninsula: Chelonia midas (green turtle), Eretmochelys dressed (Carey), Dermochelys coriacea (Canal) y Cartetta caretta (gogo). These animals reach sexual maturity between 15 and 20 years old, The pair copulates in the sea and the female nests on the beach around 155 eggs per clutch. Incubation takes place over a period of 55 a 60 días. In the department there are sectors of nesting beaches located between the Palomino River and the Cañas River.. In Alta Guajira the favorite places are Taroa, Rush and Half Moon.

In addition to the release, Corpoguajira officials will offer attendees a talk about general aspects of this species and its role in the ecosystem.

Sponsor a turtle at Agroexpo 2013

With support from the National Police; Corpoguajira and Asocars participate in the version 19 from Agroexpo 2013, which takes place in Bogotá D.C..

People who are linked as godparents, participate in an environmental education activity, in which they make turtles with the origami technique, whom they baptize and liberate symbolically, sending a message to the country about the importance of preserving these wonderful endangered species.

"Adopt a turtle and carry it in your heart", is part of the conservation program for marine turtles Corpoguajira, which through a series of participatory activities between different stakeholders, works as a support tool that promotes the conservation of these chelonians in the department of La Guajira.