Save the Sea Turtles

There is considerable excitement at our headquarters in Ventura, California, where an Olive Ridley sea turtle has laid eggs on the beach just a few hundred yards from our coastal office. This has never happened before and the California State Park service is guarding the nest until the eggs hatch. While we like to imagine it is a thank-you sign from the turtle world, we are realistic enough to realise that it is likely a sign that the El Ninno coupled with climate change is warming the waters off our coasts. Two other first-time nesting sights further south in California have also been discovered.

In Nicaragua meanwhile, we have placed fresh sand in our turtle nurseries as this aids successful incubation of the eggs. At this very moment, there are 5 nests under our direct care. October was a busy month at the hatcheries and on the beach that our rangers protect! In just that month, we released 386 Olive Ridley and 430 Green sea turtle hatchlings.Your donations are crucial in enabling us to pay the dedicated staff who protect the turtls. Thank you!.

On a less positive note, a dead Hawksbill turtle (critically endangered) was discovered a beach our rangers were patrolling. It has a satellite on its carapace. We have removed the tracking devise and are doing an investigation may to find the origins of the turtle and her journey before she died in a gill net. 

We welcome your donations to this important ongoing project. Thank you for your support!