Mosquito Hacking Continues Today

Neighbors just reported seeing a mosquito beach "property owner"
and this time the ones who "own" the beach where the turtle has been nesting. He was seen with an ax hacking away at the vegitation on the beach.

I asked people to report these things as soon as they see them so we can document with photos, but their response was that it appears to be futile anyway.

Another Endangered Species?

What we believe to be an Epicrates monensis, common name Mona or Virgin Island Tree Boa, was photographed the evening of August 26, 2003 slithering around a balcony of a house in the Mosquito beach area. The other possibility we feel may be less likely, is that it is the Puerto Rican Boa, E. inoratus. If you are a herpitologist and can identify the species from this photo, please comment and let us know what you think. We sent the photos to USFWS in Boqueron for identification and will get back with an ID when we hear what they think it is.
Either boa was listed Appendix I to CITES on 2/4/77. This still photograph was taken from the Aug 26th video shot using a Sony TRV 33 with night shot.

We copied this map from the USFWS letter...see link below and then we indicated in red where the boa was filmed in relation to the beach. This is on the Hill just above the las bacas beach area.
QUIT SQUINTING...YOU CAN CLICK ON PHOTOS OR DOCUMENTS TO ENLARGE.

Where's the rest of him? Hang on it's coming....
Still photo taken from Paul Franklin video

Still photo captured from night shot video on Aug 26, 2003. We believe this to be Epicrates monensis and may prove to be another example of Culebra, or in this case "A Culebra" protecting sea turtles. This is a very pretty snake, the night shot does not do it justice.
Still photo taken from Paul Franklin video

Fish and Wildlife Service Write Letter On Mosquito

Another letter validating our ecological concerns on Playa Mosquito was received from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Boqueron office.
To view the letter click on:
http://www.coralations.org/NFWSNov242004.pdf

This is in response to the last letter we wrote, this time to all agencies and in an attempt to facilitate some multi-jurisdictional agency communication on this back in August. The letter actually forcasts the illegal road being cleared.

This letter has photos with circles and arrows....very Alice's Restaurant, enjoy...
http://www.coralations.org/MosquitoAgencies2004.pdf