Nos ha llegado la referencia de una iniciativa más en defensa de las tortugas, que se consuma y consolida. En Cabo Verde, gracias al empeño y esfuerzo de personas comprometidas con la preservación de los seres vivos, en este caso tortugas marinas, han creado una ventana de expresión en la red, que respalda el trabajo que vienen desarrollando día a día, y que ahora se verá amplificado a través de estos medios. La exposición de los trabajos realizados, en curso y pendientes de realizar así como la captación de fondos y voluntarios, son el objerivo fundamental de esta página web:
http://www.sostartarugas.org
En nombre de Juan Blanco, quien me hace llegar la referencia, os invito a visitar el sitio y sacar vuestras propias conclusiones.
……In the summer of 2007 two very concerned individuals Juan Blanco and Jacquie Cozens were both appalled at the brutal and blatant slaughter of turtles every night on beaches all over Sal and each was determined to do something about it.
Jacquie started walking the beaches on the east of the island every morning, counting nests and tracks and picking up rubbish and would visit the beach every night in an effort to deter would be turtle killers.
Juan in the meantime started a hatchery project outside the Scuba Caribe dive centre in an effort to save eggs from at risk nests (below the tide mark or from turtles that had been killed).
Following their meeting SOS Tartarugas was formed and the team was further strengthened by two Cape Verdians, Luciano Teixeira and Euclides Gonçalves, (the biologist responsible for the local governments turtle protection programme). The organisation is an NGO and is recognised as a partner in turtle conservation by the Cape Verdian government.
