A family rescued more than 70 turtles from a lagoon that dried up in the Corrientes town of Goya and saved them from imminent death, due to lack of water and disappearance of their habitat, due to the extreme drought that plagues the province.
It’s all about family gaúnawho has his weekend home a few meters from there, and like many other people from Goya, not long ago, also enjoyed the waters of the Green Lagoon, which today does not exist.
The first to see the animals were Natalia Paz and her sons Genaro (9) and Camilo (5), who initially saw four and did not hesitate to go in for the rescue.
“We put on our boots, we entered what had been a lagoon and now it was only mud and we came across 16 turtles, then 25 and finally more than 70“Reported the woman in dialogue with Télam.
Next, he explained that the initial idea of taking four turtles to the house to put them in a place with water and to recover, until they see what to do, quickly changed due to the number of turtles and the urgency.
Then, her husband, Fernando Gaúna and Emanuel, a relative who came from Rosario to spend the holidays and in a few hours, he went from being a tourist to a rescuer.
“They were sunk in the mud, it was not easy to get them outthey were like suction cups, we put them in some wheelbarrows, we took them and we wet them with a hose, we removed all the mud, one by one, and we decided to move them to a place called “La Cascadita, 1.5 kilometers from there” Natalia explained.
Excited, she said that after the bath “the turtles seemed to have revived, they moved and were full of energy.”
Finally, they transferred more than 70 turtles to that mirror of water that “is like a well, with camalotes.”
“It is the same ecosystem, their habitat, where they do not lack water and can move around,” they added.
“The children were happy, especially Camilo, who wants to be a veterinarian. Among those he saved was a baby turtle, smaller than his hand,” said the lawyer, adding that at home “we love animals and always had pets.”
The event had a great impact on social networks and in the community. “The images are eloquent. It was my sad situation to see them in that state, we knew we had to rescue them,” she said.
“It was not easy to get them out, they were like suction cups, we put them in some wheelbarrows, we took them and wet them with a hose, we removed all the mud, one by one, and we decided to move them to a place called “La Cascadita, at 1, 5 kilometers from thereNatalia Gauna
“My children are animal lovers, they are used to caring for and respecting the environment, now they are asking me to go see how the turtles are doing,” he remarked.
Natalia affirmed that her little ones “are raised with environmental awareness, they know how important it is to take care of nature and at the San Martín Institute they attend, they are part of the Ecological Patrol.”
“We are surprised by all this, by the huge number of turtles we have rescued, but we are also surprised because people are amazed,” the woman told Télam.
Finally, Genaro and Camilo’s mother said that today’s family program is to “go see how the turtles are.”
“I know that this will mark my children for life,” concluded Natalia Paz.
