As Dominican forests are ravaged, endemic species vanish, ecologists warn
SANTO DOMINGO.- Two prestigious ecologists yesterday warned that Dominican Republic must protect its forests to prevent droughts and the extinction of many endemic species, threatened by the high depredation levels.
Biologist and National District Environmental Information Center director Milcíades Mejía, and Botanical Garden director Ricardo Garcia, in a ceremony to mark Arbor Day, said there’s a need to face the danger of extinction of Dominican Republic’s different species.
The municipal authorities celebrated Arbor Day with the participation of hundreds of students from Santo Domingo public and private schools.
Mejía, a former director of the Botanical Gardens, urged the citizens to protect the biodiversity and together with the entire population, create awareness on the need to preserve the environment. Mejía and Garcia headed the event aimed at protecting forests.
Source: DominicanToday.com