The Turtle Foundation is an international charitable organization with offices in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and Indonesia. The Turtle Foundation is a dedicated volunteer effort. Less than 3% of its total expenses are used for administration.
Are sea turtles important?
Are sea turtles important? Well, there are seven species, and all of them are considered threatened or endangered. Yet sea turtles have existed for over 200 million years. Perhaps you will get a chance to see one. If you are a diver, you may come face to face with one flying gracefully through the water, peering at you with its nearsighted vision, wondering what you are. Or perhaps you will get a chance to watch a female come ashore some night to lay her eggs, hauling her heavy body over the sand, to spend hours laboriously digging a pit, depositing around 100 eggs, and carefully covering them protectively, then leaving them to their fate as she slides back into the sea. If you ever do get to see these magnificent creatures, I’m sure you will fall in love with them, as I have. And I'm sure you will agree that as custodians of our fragile planet, we have a duty to help protect and preserve her creatures. And the wonderful thing is we CAN help preserve and protect these sea turtles. A $10, or $20, or $50 or $100 donation can make a big difference. One female adult sea turtle can lay up to 100,000 eggs in her lifetime. So if we can save one turtle, or even one nest, we can make a difference in saving sea turtles.
Are sea turtles important? I very much think so. If you take the time to click on Please donate now! and donate what you can, I can almost guarantee there will be at least one sea turtle more swimming in the ocean because of you.
Reisa Latorra, President
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