Garbage does not leave the beaches

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In the last tour of the members of RAO Anzoátegui, last May 17, the regular companion to each of the walks was the garbage that floods our coasts.

In the last tour of the members of RAO Anzoátegui, last May 17, the regular companion to each of the walks was the garbage that floods our coasts.

All the inhabitants of these areas have been visual witnesses of the amount of garbage that floods our seas and most of it is the waste that reaches the coasts by currents and tides, bringing as a consequence to see beaches as garbage dumps, and species in danger of extinction because of the presence of these objects that prevent their natural development, apart from their presence in stomachs, which brings them a slow and painful death.

Another important thing to handle is the lack of collaboration of tour operators who do not remove their awnings and chairs at nightfall, thus preventing turtles to come out quietly to lay their eggs. Many times these objects form a barrier that the reptile will try to pass, probably getting trapped and others simply will not nest, losing that beach a very important visitor and that could generate a form of noble tourist activity by inviting tourists to see turtles lay their eggs.

As usual, the members of this Network walked the beaches finding more turtle nests, taking the pertinent data to feed the database, and carried out the overnight stay or vigil on the beaches susceptible to nesting activity.

La Tortuga Foundation invites all those who want to join this network to be aware of our agenda of activities so they can join and be part of the difference.