Emergency Rescue: Saving Endangered Turtles

Hello Supporters,

It's been a very busy few months here at the turtle hospital and rescue team, we have just over 100 hatchlings in the hospital now that have all been washed up and rescued by our team along the coastline. The majority of these hatchlings are loggerhead turtles as this is the most come that nest along the African coast before they enter the warm and fast flowing Agulhas current. 

About 1 in 1,000 hatchlings survive to adulthood therefore it is very important for us to do what we can to give them the best chance of survival, if a hatchling is washed up it usually means they are sick and can't be put back into the ocean as they will not survive. Our team up and down the coast responds to washed up hatchlings and provides urgent care before transporting them back to our hospital. Once with us our team of vets examine the patients and we monitor the amount of micro plastics that come out of their body. 

Often they are with us for up to 6 months as they need to be healthy and show they can dive before being released. On average it costs around $50 per turtle per week and our project is funded by donations alone so every donation is as important as each hatchling to us as we can't do this without you! 

We are still in season which means our team is still out and about saving these amazing animals and each year we save more so we are having success. The hatchling in the above photo is hatchling #32. He was the 32nd to arrive with us, he loves to blow bubbles and dives down after his food, he is looking much stronger and will be ready for release soon thanks to your support! 

Don't forget Wednesday 12th July (tomorrow) new donations over $100 to our project will be matched by GlobalGiving, which would be a great support to our project so please help us raise donations tomorrow so we can rescue even more turtles! 

Thank you,

Introduction 

This project is rescuing and rehabilitating turtles to prevent them from dying due to pollution in the ocean. The long term goal is to ensure these turtles to not become endangered..

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Our team of experts are on hand to rescue turtles that wash up in need on the African coast. This is often a majority of loggerheads and leatherbacks but our clinic has welcomed stranded green, olive ridley and hawksbill sea turtles that have washed up and in need on the African coast. After rehabilitation our clinic's mission is to reintroduce the turtles back into the ocean. Our team provide the outreach and awareness within the community to ensure people know not to put a Turtle in the Ocean if washed up as they will not survive.

Please remember the little by little campaign in April where if you donate up to $50, GlobalGiving will match it at 50%.

Thank you for your support

Introduction 

With the support of organizations and volunteers along the Western Cape's coast, hundreds of sea turtles have been saved, reared to full strength and released back into the wild..

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Our team provide the outreach and awareness within the community to ensure people know not to put a Turtle in the Ocean if washed up as they will not survive and we fund a local emergency team to rescue these beautiful animals that often find themselves tied up in fishing line or eaten plastic and struggling to survive. It costs $250 for a vet assessment for an injured turtle.

Thank you for your support

Introduction 

This project is rescuing and rehabilitating turtles to prevent them from dying due to pollution in the ocean. The long term goal is to ensure these turtles to not become endangered.

Report 

With a polluted ocean the increase in turtles that need rescuing and access to rehabilitation is constantly increasing. Our team provide the outreach and awareness within the community to ensure people know not to put a Turtle in the Ocean if washed up as they will not survive. Instead we fund a local emergency team to rescue these beautiful animals that often find themselves tied up in fishing line or eaten plastic and struggling to survive.

Thank you for your support

Introduction 

Our project rescues, rehabilitates and releases stranded and distressed sea turtles as part of our conservation mission. With the support of organisations and volunteers along the Western Cape's coast, hundreds of sea turtles have been saved, reared to full strength and released back into the wild.

Report 

With a polluted ocean the increase in turtles that need rescuing and access to rehabilitation is constantly increasing. Our team provide the outreach and awareness within the community to ensure people know not to put a Turtle in the Ocean if washed up as they will not survive. In partnership with local authorities we will be unveiling the first, of hopefully many, educational signage for turtle conservation along our Western Cape coastline.

Thank you for your support