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Taiwanese draftee develops app for Belizean farmers
An Android app designed to calculate the exact amount of fertilizer needed to be applied to crops has been invented by a Taiwanese national who is performing his alternative military service with a technical mission in Belize
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Turtle found covered in crude oil is on the road to recovery
The juvenile Green Sea Turtle that was found by a group of divers along the channel at Hol Chan Marine Reserve covered in crude oil is on the road to full recovery
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Record Number of Manatees Seen in Belize
A team from the Oceanic Society, led by Dr. Holly Edwards, partnered with LightHawk to conduct aerial surveys of the remote Turneffe Atoll, which were then combined with surveys of the mainland coast led by Nicole Auil Gomez of Belize's Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute and LightHawk to arrive at the total
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FORCE conducts survey on reef status in Ambergris Caye
The Future of Reefs in a Changing Environment (FORCE), a research project was on Ambergris Caye for the past weeks conducting research on the status of the reef
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Local tour guides caught fishing inside the Hol Chan Marine Reserve
Roan Gonzalez, Michel Kuhn, Guillermo Valdez, Melvin Montesino and a 13 yr old minor caught fishing illegally in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve
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Human poaching threatens successful 2012 turtle nesting
This year marks the fourth consecutive year that turtle monitoring is being conducted on the northern beaches of Ambergris Caye
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Happy Birthday Hol Chan Marine Reserve
It was a pleasure to hear of a birthday on July 2nd, happening in Belize, site of the greatest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. It was a birthday marking the authorization of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, 25 years ago
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ACES – Croc Chronicles
Croc Chronicles Submitted by Cherie Chenot-Rose, Biologist ACES/American Crocodile Education SanctuaryEarly this July three international pre-vet students trained alongside ACES/American Crocodile Education Sanctuary to learn...