By Robert James | Scientific Coordinator
The rainy season is the turtle season!
Did you know that some parts of Costa Rica receive around 6 meters (20 feet) of rain every year!? Right now, we’re in the middle of the rainy season and there are daily storms and floods that make our job a little complicated from time to time. Like we say here, every day is an adventure!
But with the rains come the sea turtles, and the courageous volunteers from around the world who give up their time and brave the storms to help us save the turtles.
At our project in Punta Mala – Playa Hermosa, our team of biologists has welcomed 25 volunteers so far this season, and together they’ve protected over 100 Olive Ridley sea turtle nests from the threat of predation, erosion, and poaching. In order to provide a clean and secure place to incubate threatened nests, the team spent 29 days back-to-back digging and filtering the sand to build a new hatchery site, with space for up to 276 nests. They have patrolled the beach every night and walked hundreds of kilometers in the pitch dark looking for turtles, tracks, and nests. They’ve even rescued two adult turtles that had become trapped in rocky pools after the tide had gone out!
Thanks to the efforts of the volunteers, these Olive Ridley sea turtles have been given a safe haven to come and nest, and 200 baby turtles have already been safely chaperoned into the sea. But none of this is possible without the support of donors like you.
Please consider making a donation to our sea turtle program, as we urgently need to secure food, fuel, and equipment to be able to continue protecting sea turtles during the harshest months of the 2021 rainy season. Many thanks!
By Alejandra Monge | Executive Director
By Alejandra Monge | Executive Director
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