Tigre Salvaje
Update Feb 2008
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Tigre SalvajeUpdate Feb 2008 |
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The good news is that we have already released 962 turtles this year and we still have close to 400 more eggs in the incubators. We will fall short of our goal of 2,000, but not by much. The bad news is that the turtle meat and egg hunters are sleeping on Isla Burica, the last refuge for turtles in this area, and killing them as they come up to lay their eggs. Still no help from ANAM or the other NGOs. |
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The good news is that we have already released 962 turtles this year and we still have close to 400 more eggs in the incubators. We will fall short of our goal of 2,000, but not by much. The bad news is that the turtle meat and egg hunters are sleeping on Isla Burica, the last refuge for turtles in this area, and killing them as they come up to lay their eggs. Still no help from ANAM or the other NGOs. |
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More bad news...I
have to return to the hospital next week for another hip operation.
It seems that they botched the last one and have to try again. We are
selling our house on the other side of Bella Vista, our boat and trailer,
and the car that has been used so many times for an Ambulance...trying
to hang on. The ANAM Volunteer group is fed up with an organization
(ANAM) that is only a propaganda machine to generate tourism for more
government dollars. That will find their way to the politician's profits.
They refuse to turn in any more poachers because they say that ANAM
does nothing and it only makes enemies of the worst kind of men. It
is extremely difficult to watch the last of the animals here hunted
to extinction while the groups that preach conservation do nothing.
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More good news is that we have cared for iguana nests and this year it is not unusual to see the young. The bad news is that last week, when I was not here, five men from the city came with shotguns and rifles, and spent four days here killing iguanas and other animals. The good news is that we have confiscated, rehabilitated and released two Red Backed Squirrel Monkeys this year. The bad news...they were both males and can never return to a troop. There are only 2,000 of these monkeys left in the world. A troop of 35 might have two or three females because the hunters shoot the mothers and sell the babies. ANAM does nothing.
As you can tell, I have had enough, unless a miracle happens and someone sends us some help and support, we will have to sell this place and look for somewhere in the world where we can make a difference.
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