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Community-led monitoring of threatened species in the Dominican Republic
(2011)
Since 1996, Grupo Jaragua has been conducting wildlife monitoring studies, first in Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic), and later expanding to the Jaragua-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve (which includes Jaragua NP). ...
The value of endangered species in protected areas at risk : the case of the leatherback turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2014)
Protected areas are considered essential elements for global biodiversity conservation. They may not necessarily result in an effective conservation of resources in developing countries due to lack of funding for management ...
Una agregación de careyes juveniles : algunas lecciones aprendidas de un proyecto de monitoreo de 10 años de duración en la República Dominicana
(2008)
A pesar de la intensa explotación de careyes para el comercio de concha en la República Dominicana, muy pocos estudios recientes han evaluado las áreas de forrajeo y alimentación de esta especie en leste país. Los autores ...
Photo-identification of juvenile hawksbills using facial scales
(2010)
The ability to identify individuals within a population is a key issue for most behavioral, ecological and conservation studies. Most sea turtle mark-recapture studies use external flipper tags (metal or plastic) previously ...
Comercio de concha de carey en Santo Domingo : malas noticias para los careyes del Caribe
(2008)
La República Dominicana tiene un marco legal que protege a las tortugas marinas y prohíbe su comercio desde los 1960s y que ha sido reafirmado a través de distintas leyes y decretos, siendo la última la Ley núm. 307-04 que ...
Assessing the efficacy of direct conservation interventions : clutch protection of the leatherback marine turtle in the Dominican Republic
(2015)
The beaches of Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic are the country's last known major nesting site for the leatherback marine turtle Dermochelys coriacea. This nesting aggregation is threatened by widespread ...