who to contact if you spot a nesting female turtle
Dr.Yolanda Leon e mail
ymleon@yahoo.com or
ymleon@intec.edu.do
Jesus Tomas e mail
J.Tomas@exeter.ac.uk
and they will set things in motion
this is my reply regarding last years turtles
Dear John,
Yes, i apologize for the temporary problem in Grupo jaraguas web page, it should be re-established by the end of the week. But feel free to email me any questions or info regarding sea turtles in the DR.
However, Im surprised to hear that "no one knew who to report nests in cabarete". We worked closely with staff from Ohnos (ask for Juan) and Jems surfshop, the Patronato, Dr. Naurio Tatis and others, with whom we continue to be in contact. I went there myself three times, with different researchers (Dr. jesus Tomas, Ohiana Revuelta and Andy Mason) gave a talk at the beach on one occasion. We even sent one of our volunteers (Erin Leline) to monitor the hatching of the last nests for a few weeks in June and she was constantly on the beach and talked to many people. Also, Antonia Marte from the Ministry of the Environment also went two or three times to follow the situation. We have photos and GPS points documenting the nests if you are interested.
best,
y.