♦ September 18, 2015 ... ENVIROMENT.
Hundreds of tourists went down to the beach Ostional Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica and broke into the nesting of olive ridley turtles, many of whom were forced to return to the sea without laying their eggs. A sad images should not repeat. And is that mass tourism is taking over the sites natural setting.The ignorant and aberrant behavior that have occurred in the nesting sites of Costa Rica for olive ridley sea turtle was informed by the workers' union (SITRAMINAE), Ministry of Environment Environment and followed by several media. "He touched the turtles, stood on top of the nest, took pictures with flash, got in the way of turtles and even put their children in them for photos" Karolos refuge manager said the nation Hernández . "Tourism is out of control," William Borgest, one of the many who were outraged, wrote in the Facebook page of SITRAMINAE. "Domestic and foreign tourists literally do what they want. They believe that this country is an amusement park with free access. No respect for nature and its processes" .Cientos of thousands of olive ridley turtles come to the Refuge Ostional Wildlife each year to lay their eggs along a stretch of four miles playa.La massive arrival of sea turtles known as arrivals occur almost every month of September and October, with peak months, so the first weekend in September recorded a higher number of visitantes.El Ostional Wildlife refuge is guarded by two guards and even with the additional help of three officers of the national police, who could not stop the crowd entered the beach through unauthorized access points nearby towns. "Many of the turtles back to the sea without completing the nesting process" Leonel Delgado, Secretary of SITRAMINAE, he told La Nacion. "That certainly is a negative impact," .Carlos Hernandez, Manager Ostional wildlife refuge, told La Nacion that are already taking measures to ensure that this situation does not re-ocurrir.El Tico Times reported that the residents of the small community are the only legally permitted to harvest turtle eggs for consumption and sale, and tourists can visit only nesting sites through visits regulated by law. "Turtles are very sensitive," said Jonathon Miller marine conservation eco-lodge-Weisberger Guaria de Osa in Costa Rica said the Tico Times. "Tourists and communities living near the populations of sea turtles that nest have to realize that these creatures are rapidly declining in number, must learn to change the way you interact with them and look after them." ♦
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Good article. I honestly think that people may be aware of the damage to the turtles but they just don not care, which is worse.
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