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NewsWhore
11-27-2008, 03:20 PM
The beach is said to be severely polluted, but 144 turtles laid their eggs at Guibia Beach in Santo Domingo. The Ministry of Environment said that 144 "tortuga carey" or Eretmochelys imbricada turtles have now hatched on the beach, on Santo Domingo's Malecon beachfront avenue. Experts have been monitoring the eggs since they were laid in August. Biologist Antonia Marte Cabrera said that the Ministry has monitored 40 to 50 turtle nests so far this year.

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