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Por Amor a las Tortugas (For the Love of Turtles)

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Por Amor a las Tortugas (Spanish version)

Por Amor a las Tortugas

Description

This video is the result of an IGERT-sponsored film documentary workshop at the University of Puerto Rico in the Summer of 2011.

The video high-lights the efforts of ATMAR (Friends of Sea Turtles, for its acronym in Spanish), a community-based group located in Maunabo, Puerto Rico, dedicated to: (1) stop turtle-egg and nest robberies, (2) offering of education to the community regarding these endangered species, and (3) document the activities of the Puerto Rico National Turtle Protection Proyect.