The director of Corpoguajira, during the signing of sea turtle conservation, signed between Cerrejon and the Wayuu communities in the north of the peninsula.

The Regional Autonomous Corporation of La Guajira, He participated as a witness, in signing the agreement sea turtle conservation, signed between Cerrejón and several Wayuu communities in the north of the department.

"We praise and support this great work Cerrejón together with indigenous communities, with which the coal company consolidates its commitment to social and environmental responsibility on the peninsula ", Manifesto Arcesio Romero Perez, General Manager Corpoguajira, who also explained that the irrational use of sea turtles by residents of the region for consumption and marketing, coupled with the destruction of strategic habitats and the side effects of global warming, They have led to these species on the verge of disappearance.

Liberation of 100 turtles of the species Caretta mask, by Wayuu children Alta Guajira.

As part of the, actions to protect and monitor sea turtle population will advance (females, broods and neonates) arriving to the beaches of Bahía Hondita and Punta Gallinas, by actions taken by the community itself, which will enable survival of sea turtles caught accidentally during artisanal fishing operations and recovery and increase in the nesting population in the area.

During the activity, They were released 100 sea ​​turtle Caretta caretta species.