Thanks operating control on the road leading Uribia to Cabo de la Vela were seized 3 green turtles (Chalonia mydas) by the National Police to some fishermen who intended to sell them as a result of incidental fishing. They immediately established communication with the Corpoguajira professionals who, from their responsibility, seek to safeguard the existence of the species.; For this reason, they authorized the transfer of the specimens to a pool that the Cerrejón company has in its facilities in Puerto Bolívar for these special cases..

Under the assessment protocol, it was established that two of the turtles were adult females and one corresponded to a juvenile., The individuals did not have trauma or apparent injuries, which allowed them to coordinate with the National Navy for the logistics of the liberation., During that moment they entered 3 nautical miles to the open sea by boat with the collaboration of the Oceanic Society Foundation; to these 3 turtles were implanted with a micro chip which will allow them to know their route under relevant monitoring.

The other case occurred in the municipality of Manaure where the environmental group of the National Police and professionals from the coastal marine area of ​​the Corporation seized 1 green turtle that could also be released in the coastal area, facilitating its return to its natural habitat. Corpoguajira exalts and encourages institutional articulation in each of its processes taking into account that they become heroes of the biodiversity of La Guajira in search of the conservation of species.