By Nicki Wheeler | International Volunteer Coordinator
To all our donors,
We have finally received our first disbursement - and we are excited to inform you all that $1963 has arrived in Costa Rica!
This time of year, we are working approximately 3 or 4 turtles every night, with some nights we have 10 or 12 turtles in Playa Buenavista. Peak Season is here, so we need to get this hatchery shipshape.
We currently have 180 nests incubating , which cannot be disturbed for the 45 to 60 days it takes for the hatchlings to gestate.
So repairs will start on the far side of the hatchery and we have made our first purchase of netting and wire to reinforce the hatchery walls.
We have also purchased boxes of latex gloves, biodegradable bags for collecting eggs, iodine and gauzes for tagging turtles - these items are a priority for the day to care care of the turtles and hactchlings - to prevent any contamiination to the fragile eggs, and the newborns.
The last item we have purchased for this week are red light filters. Turtles being light sensitive creatures, find white flashlights too harsh - so all artificial lights will now have a red filter.
All of this, amounts to just 12% of your generous donation - so you can see that your donations go such a long way. All items are gratefully received by the staff at the research station, and as soon as we have the other materials that we have order I will post some photos of the hatchery in process!
Thanks again for all of your support!
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