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Greetings from Colombia
Claudia P. CeballosWIDECAST Country Coordinator
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine School, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
San Andrés Islands and Cays
Current Projects in Colombia 1
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1. Playona beach2. Bobalito beach3. Isla Palma4. Corales del Rosario & San Bernardo NNP5. Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca6. Mendihuaca y Don diego beaches7. Guajira beaches
Map until Nov 19, 2012
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Urabá Gulf
1. Playona Beach (12 km, nest only in 3 km)
Location: Municipio Necoclí, Dept. AntioquiaSpecies: D. coriacea (aprox. 300 nests / season) Institutions: GILA (Grupo de Investigadores Locales de Acandí), Universidad de Antioquia, Fundación Coriacea, Fundación Darién.
Monitoring: since 1998 approximately.
Main Threat: Egg predation (humans and animals).
Contact: Feliciano Chaverra ([email protected])
Source of information: Chaverra, GILA, Pers. Comm. 2012, Colombia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camilo_villegas/4255345454/
Playona Beach
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Urabá Gulf
2. Bobalito Beach (15 km)
Location: Municipio Necoclí, Dept. Antioquia
Institutions CORPOURABA, Asociación QueloniaSpecies: D. coriacea (aprox. 210 nests / season) (C. mydas, C. caretta?)
Activities: Nesting monitoring since 2007
Contact: Jairo Guillermo Vásquez ([email protected])
Source of information: Vásquez, CORPOURABA Pers. Comm. 2012, Colombia
Punta Caribana
Punta Arenas
3. Isla Palma, Archipiélago de San BernardoInstitutions: Isla Palma Aquarium at Decameron Hotel, WAIRA Foundation,
CARSUCRE.
Species: (2008‐2010): E. imbricata (n=30), C. mydas (n=16), C. caretta (n=5).
Activities: Tagging and release of rescued sea turtles.Contact: Andrea Flórez ([email protected])
Source of information: Flórez, 2012, Colombia
Coral reefs
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Photos: Andrea Florez, Tag report to Widecast, 2012
4. Corales del Rosario & San Bernardo National Natural ParkLocation: Dept Bolivar (in front of Cartagena)Species: E. imbricata, C. mydas.
Institutions National Parks of Colombia (UAESPNN), and CEINER
Activities: 2007‐2010: 77 nests; 1884 turtles tagged.Contact: Diego Duque ([email protected]), Rebeca Franke ([email protected])
Source of information: Proceedings II International Symposium of Caribbean Sea Turtles, 2011 , Guajira, Colombia
Cartagena
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Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta
(4,280 km2)
5. Vía Parque Isla de Salamanca (72 km)
Location: Dept. Magdalena
Species: D. coriacea, C. caretta, E. imbricata.
Institutions NGO Tortugas Marinas de Santa Marta, Universidad de la Guajira.
Activities: Since 2004: Nest protection, hatchlings releases Contact: Carlos Pinzón ([email protected])
Barranquilla
Santa Marta
Source of information: Proceedings II International Symposium of Caribbean Sea Turtles, 2011 , Guajira, Colombia
6. Mendihuaca and Don Diego BeachesSpecies: C. caretta, D. coriacea, E. imbricata.
Institutions: Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano: Aminta Jauregui✓
Fundación Colombia Marina: Carolina Monterrosa✓
Activities: Since 2007: Nest protection, hatchlings rearing at the Aquarium, satellite telemetry, environmental education.
Contact: ([email protected]) ([email protected]).
Santa Marta
Tayrona National Park
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Foraging groundfor Cm, Ei
Occasional nesting (Dc, Cc, Cm)
Bahia Portete
Punta Cocos
Bahia Hondita, Punta Gallinas
Punta Cañón
Sea grasses
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7. Alta GuajiraSpecies: D. coriacea, C. caretta, C. mydas.
Institutions Fund. Hidrobiológica George Dahl, Carbones del Cerrejón.
Activities: Nest protection, agreements with Wayúu fishermen to protect turtles.
Contact: Wilder Borrero ([email protected]), Lina Baez: ([email protected])
Thanks!
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http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21567986‐colombia‐smarts‐loss‐territorial‐waters‐islet‐sea