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,