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CULEBRA PROTECTS SEA TURTLES

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in conjunction with Culebra Northshore, S.E. (Special Entity) and William V. Mailloux, Managing Partner, has established first ever Habitat Conservation Plan for Caribbean. Culebra Northshore, comprising 26 hectares of land, is a proposed residential development on island of Culebra, Puerto Rico.

"No single government agency working alone can ensure survival of wildlife resources we all share," said Sam D. Hamilton, Southeast Regional Director for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "It takes cooperation of private landowners and a wide variety of other interests to conserve our nation's animal and plant species for future."

"Yet when people examine effects of their activities on environment, they sometimes face what they see as a choice between conservation and legitimate use of their land," continued Hamilton.

Congress addressed that issue in 1982 when it amended Endangered Species Act to authorize Habitat Conservation Plans. When carefully implemented, these plans allow resource managers and property owners to carry out their lawful activities while becoming partners in maintaining wildlife habitat.