Environment will sanction people who mistreated Juanita manatee. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources started an investigation to sanction, in accordance with the provisions of Law 64-00 that governs the institution, the people who are observed in a video mistreating the manatee Juanita while he was in the Ozama River bankwhere he has lived for several months.
Environment Minister Orlando Jorge Mera reiterated that under his management no abuse of natural resources and different animal species will go unpunished, while reiterating the importance of caring for these endangered marine mammals.
Read more: Video: Several people mistreat the manatee Juanita
Likewise, the Ministry of the Environment makes it public knowledge that the manatee was rescued and is in the dam of the Santo Domingo Aqueduct and Sewer Corporation (CAASD). Juanita has no injuries and has her tracker.
The Ministry staff is working hard together with the Dominican Foundation for Marine Studies (FUNDEMAR), to ensure that she, Pepe, Lupita and all the manatees found in Dominican waters are kept in optimal conditions while enjoying their life in the waters. from the country.
