Remains of poached animals evaluated
In the past, our Cape Verdean team has repeatedly come across relics of killed loggerhead turtles on stretches ...
Successful nesting season on Boa Vista
A few weeks ago, we were able to celebrate the end of a successful nesting season for the ...
First preparations underway for Rescue and Information Centre on Boa Vista
As we already announced in our annual report, the establishment of a rescue and information centre for sea ...
Excessive tourism on the nesting beaches
Over the past few months, we have been following a development on the nesting beaches of the loggerhead ...
Why there could be much fewer sea turtles than previously assumed – and how this might affect our work, too
For us humans, sea turtles are still quite unknown creatures, to a large extent: Usually, they become visible only when ...
Financed by European taxpayers: Industrial fisheries kill countless sea birds and sea turtles
Industrial fishing vessels off the coasts of West Africa kill thousands of endangered marine animals every year. A representative of ...
“No stress!” – My Summer with Turtle Foundation
When the turtle babies hatch on the beach at night, Maya Visbeck is in her element. As a long-term volunteer ...
Start of the nesting season 2018 on Boavista, Cape Verde
It’s the kick-start of the 2018 season for Turtle Foundation in Boa Vista and it’s going to be a great ...
National sea turtle conference TAOLA on Boavista, Cape Verde: High expectations for the new law for the protection of sea turtles
From 23 to 26 April 2018, the annual conference of the national turtle protection network TAOLA (Tartaruga Kriola) took place ...
Karetta and Kelo: Two super noses for sea turtle conservation
The Turtle Foundation welcomes two new "collaborators": Karetta and Kelo, two young, lively Labradors, who will support our team on ...