The Turtle Foundation is an international charitable organization with offices in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and Indonesia. The foundation is a dedicated volunteer effort. At most 8% of its total expenses are used for administration. The Turtle Foundation currently operates its own important protection projects in Cape Verde and in Indonesia. In order to continue its successful work the foundation urgently needs additional financial support.
Lottery on behalf of the sea turtles
And the winner is ..., please see
> Turtle Lottery 2012
Would you like to become active in sea turtle conservation?
Then check out our VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES in Boavista, Cape Verde.
Season dates: June 15 - November 1, 2012
> Conservation volunteers (min. 2 weeks)
> Conservation interns (min. 8 weeks)
> Camp coordinator (min. 5 months)
Research project on Boavista
A new interdisciplinary research project at IFM-GEOMAR
On Boavista, in a new interdisciplinary research project, marine scientists from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) in Kiel, Germany, study the dynamics of the world's third largest nesting population of the endangered loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) on the Cape Verde islands and the mechanisms and genetics of their reproduction. Turtle Foundation is of the party ...
> GEOMAR: Observing platform sea turtle
> GEOMAR: Loggerhead Turtles of the Cape Verde Islands
Become an adopter
A symbolic sea turtle adoption supports the urgently needed conservation work of the Turtle Foundation.
> Sea turtle adoption
Please donate
You can make a difference. Please help us save the sea turtles from extinction. They need our help and we need your support!
> Make a donation
Come join us and become a member
Anybody can become a member of our supporting association. By doing so you can emphasize your sympathy for sea turtles and our efforts to protect them.
> Membership
Subscribe to the Turtle Foundation Newsletter
Stay in touch with us and be informed about the progress of our work.
> Newsletter
on the air M O V I N G PICTURES FROM BOAVISTA
Turtle Foundation on Cape Verde Television "rtc"!
The following 2 minute footage has been aired regularly on Cape Verde and Portuguese TV. It shows Turtle Foundation’s conservation work in collaboration with the local NGO “Clube Ambiental da Boavista". (Beware: this footage contains some shocking images, where sea turtles are being slaughtered!)
> To the film (Portuguese spoken!)
> English translation here (PDF)
> See also Blog entry
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