Belize Foundation News Today

Twelve years ago, one non-profit organization began working on a project to rehabilitate the population of a critically endangered animal in Belize. Today, the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education, BFREE, is leading the charge across the region to prevent the Central American River Turtle or hicatee from going extinct. Culturally, hicatees are hunted

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Hicatees live in freshwaters such as rivers, creeks, and lagoons, and build their nests on the banks.