, real-estate:Built 2009 Concrete Gringoized Home For Sale in PG Belize: Charming and Cozy Home for Sale Name of your website?ACES American Crocodile Education Sanctuary
Your name?
Biologist Cherie Chenot-Rose
Your Location (city, etc)
Punta Gorda
Please give us a short summary of your website?
ACES is located less than a mile up the Rio Grand River on a private canal in the Toledo District of Southern Belize. ACES' thirty-six acres is preserved as an essential, educational wildlife refuge for the long-term monitoring and protection of Belize's American Crocodiles. The sanctuary is managed by Cherie Chenot-Rose, Executive Director and Marine Biologist. In addition to crocodiles, the property includes other endangered species: Black Howler Monkeys, Keel-billed Toucans, Mountain Tapirs, Kinkajou and Jaguars.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
The wetland habitats of Belize are on the the last refuges for two species of the genus Crocodylus: the freshwater Morelet's Crocodile and the saltwater tolerant, American Crocodile. American Crocodiles are facing a high rate of extinction in the wild. Poachers often attack these animals to get the crocodile tail which will be sold on the black market as food. A Scientific Collection/Research Permit from the Belize Forest Department of the ministry of Natural Resources has been granted to ACES so that crocodile tagging and sighting surveys can begin on the Rio Grande River and Belize's Bay of Honduras coastal waters. The collected data will provide crucial information to produce an essential assessment of hatchling and habitat viability, along with a population distribution of American Crocodiles in this region.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
In 2004 and it was for the same purpose at www.freewebs.com/ppinpg/
How did you decide on a name for your website?
It is the name of the non-profit orgaization
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
All photographs were taken by ourselves at the property and is wrriten by myself
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To save American Crocoidles from extinction.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
We are struggling for sustaiability, hence now open to the public for private tours and lodging.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
Save more crocodiles and provided more natural conatinment area and habitat for crocs that are problematic and need a place to live out their lives rather than be killed.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
I would hope so.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Advertisment to get people to the site and learn of our efforts.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Getting our word out to the populace.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
can only afford freewebs and has been easy to use.
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
I cannot get it to come up on searcg engines
How long have you run the site already, and how long will you continue to keep it up if you don't enjoy big gains in traffic, income or popularity?
4 years and forever
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Can you help ACES with traffic to the site as a donation to our cause?
What is your website address?
ACES American Crocodile Education Sanctuary
