We protect sea turtles, beautiful creatures that have lived on Earth for more than 110 million years. Today, they are threatened with extinction. Their population has declined by more than 90% in some places over the last 70 years. Locals steal turtle eggs from beaches and sell them to tourist restaurants, ripping their shells off alive to make souvenirs. With the local organisation Sehabat penyu Loang, we protect several beaches on Lembata Island in Indonesia. These beaches are a major breeding ground for the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle, as well as the Olive ridley sea turtle and the green sea turtle. In 2022, a project to improve sea turtle conservation also began in Sri Lanka. We lead and fund the conservation work. We guard the beaches from poachers, transfer the eggs to a protected part of the beach, release the turtles into the sea as soon as they hatch, and teach locals to make souvenirs from alternative materials such as coconut. We teach children about turtles, about nature and also English. The educational materials we have created are used worldwide. As consultants, we also help in other parts of the world. In the Czech Republic, we are trying to raise public awareness about the situation of sea turtles, the causes of the threats to these rare reptiles and the ways we can help them.
Doufáme, že se Vaše ochranářské práce budou dařit a želvičkám se provede dobře.
Všem vám moc děkujeme za záchranu želviček. Ať se prcků vylíhne co nejvíce.
Diky za dnesek! Tohle je za kalendar a samolepky :)
Víc takových projektů vedených a dělaných s láskou.
Ćástku darovali studenti třídy tercie z Gymnázia J. S. Machara, kteří v rámci projektového dne realizovali sbírku na podporu ochrany mořských želv.
Mám radost z tohoto projektu a ze záchrany další želvičky! 🫶🏼🐢
Túto 'znášku vajec' sme podporili v rámci projektu, ktorý dcéra robí na ZŠ Kubranská v Trenčíne. Vybrala si tému morské korytnačky a na konci mesiaca bude mať prezentáciu. Ďakujeme, že sa snažíte o záchranu korytnačiek a prajeme veľa úspechov! Mirka
Dala jsem želvičce jméno Eli a přejeme jí plno síly na její cestě.
pro želvičky :)
Ať se želvičkám hezky plave ♥