Saving Eggs 



The patrols prevent any illegal egg collecting for 

 cominerGial purposes. Some Indian families are allowed to collect 

 some eggs for home consumption. 



Special efforts were made with respect to incubation in 

 Ya:Lima:Po with the aim of building two thermoregulated rooms 

 which work on solar power. 



Saving Hatchlings 



In the last two years a team of veterinarians has made 

 efforts to decrease the number of dogs in the town of Ya:Lima:Po 

 and Awa:La. To date, 900 dogs live in the area and a single dog 

 can eat up to 200 hatchlings in one night. Those dogs showing 

 signs of disease are euthanised with the approval of the local 

 people, and many other dogs are sterilized. 



Identification and Censuses 



The teams patrol the beaches nightly with the objective of 

 counting and identifying those turtles that come to nest. This 

 information is then incorporated into the data bank at the base 

 camp. 



Education 



Total protection of the sea turtles will be impossible 

 without changes in Guianese mentality. For this reason, the 

 educational activities with the schools carried out at the 

 hatchery are very important, as is the education of the tourists 

 who come to see the nesting of turtles, and for whom we provide 

 written material. 



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