Sea turtles in Haiti? According to earlier chroniclers, sea turtles once abounded in Haiti. During Columbus’s first historic voyage, he named the northern most island Ile de la Tortue to commemorate the taking of a giant turtle there. Other explorers also mention sea turtles in their seventeenth century memoirs. But what about today? Estimation of the amount of turtles harvested, and size of the nesting population is limited because of inadequate data. This is further complicated by the fact that locally, all turtle are referred to as “caret" and “tortue,” making it difficult to identify specific species. But they have been known to frequent beaches in Les Cayes, Belles Anse, and Baie de Caracol. So keep an eye out!!
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:43:13 +0000
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