Mexico to Play Bigger Role in Protecting Sea Turtles EFE
go to original July 7, 2013

Riviera Nayarit Turtle Conservation Recovery and Liberation Program (promovision)

MEXICO CITY - Mexico has been elected to preside over the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, or IAC, for the 2013-2015 period, National Protected Natural Areas Commissioner Luis Fueyo Mac Donald said.

Participants at the June 26-28 6th Conference of IAC Members in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands agreed that promoting sea turtles' recovery in the Pacific Ocean is a priority because the marine animals are seriously threatened, Fueyo said.

The special working group for the recovery of sea turtles in the eastern Pacific concluded that it is essential to raise public awareness about the animals' plight and expand regional cooperation, the environmental official said.

The working group urged IAC member states to take measures to protect turtle nesting and feeding grounds, as well as migration routes, the Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat said in a statement.

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