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), tienen aproximadamente 10 días de vida, durante los cuales han sido cuidados y atendidos por la Ong Campesina de Palomino, 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, entregarán un reconocimiento especial la Ong Campesina Ambiental de Palomino Y y a los estudiantes de la Institución Rural San Antonio, as adoptive godparents of the Sponsor a Turtle and Carry it in your Heart program, and the company Guajira Tours, la cual se vincula como Padrino Corporativo.

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, funcionarios de Corpoguajira ofrecerán a los asistentes una charla sobre aspectos generales de ésta especie y su rol en el ecosistema.

Apadrina una tortuga en Agroexpo 2013

Con apoyo de la Policía Nacional; Corpoguajira y Asocars participan en la versión 19 de Agroexpo 2013, la cual se realiza en Bogotá D.C.

Las personas que se vinculan como padrinos, participan en una actividad de educación ambiental, en la que realizan tortugas con la técnica de origami, a las cuales bautizan y liberan de manera simbólica, 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, funciona como una herramienta de apoyo que promueve la conservación de estos quelonios en el departamento de La Guajira.