Rangers saving river turtle eggs threatened by flooding

Rangers from the South Rupununi Conservation Society are actively moving turtle nests filled with scores of eggs threatened by unseasonal rainfall and the rising of the Rupununi River.

According to the Conservation Society, if turtle nests become flooded the eggs are destroyed.

“Our rangers have therefore been moving nests that are about to be flooded to a spot higher on the beach or to another beach altogether as quickly and carefully as possible. Although our monitoring method is focused on not disturbing the eggs, these nests were going to be destroyed by the water so our rangers made the correct decision to move them,” Conservation Society said in an update.

If they survive, some of the eggs could hatch as soon as next week. The South Rupununi Conservation Society thanks the Sustainable Wildlife Management – Programme Guyana for supporting the project.

The project is protecting four beaches along the Rupununi River namely Wuarad Baara, Pokoridin Baara, Pokoridwao Baara and Boizowoi Pao Baara. Persons utilizing the Rupununi River are asked not disturb the nests or eggs on these beaches.