Turtle Foundation Blog

Cape Verde to be entirely wind-powered

broechin@turtle-foundation.org — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Britain is to spend £26 million building a wind farm to power the entire Cape Verde, the isolated archipelago off the west coast of Africa.

1'300 sea turtle eggs confiscated in Derawan, Indonesia

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Indonesian Navy stops boat with 1'300 sea turtle eggs.

Derawan Archipelago, Indonesia - Over 100 sea turtles killed!

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

An illegal fishing net of 1000 meter contained up to 10 dead sea turtles per every 20 meters of net!

Indonesia rejects Bali plan for turtle sacrifices

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Jakarta, Indonesia — Indonesia has rejected a push by the resort island of Bali for rare turtles to be legally slain in Hindu ceremonies, siding with conservationists of the protected reptiles against religious advocates, an official said Friday.

News from Cape Verde

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

November has come and turtles are virtually gone from Boavista having embarked in new adventures in their long return to their feeding grounds. On sighs with relief thinking that for now, for the next couple of years, these turtles are safe from the poachers, that they can finally roam the ocean freely, away from the pressures and tiring conditions they face on their nesting beaches. But will they? ...

News from Cape Verde

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Turtle Foundation Get-Together-Party in London on December 5, 2009 ...

News from Cape Verde

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

On the 18th of October, our team went for a short visit to Varandinha beach, located on the west coast of Boavista. Preliminary data from the NGO Natura 2000 indicates that this beach was one of the most problematic ones this season for poaching ...

News from Cape Verde

zindel@turtle-foundation.org — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

These last two weeks have been dedicated to GARBAGE: Turtle Foundation, worried about the amount of trash, especially plastic, littering the beaches of Boavista, initiated its awareness campaign about this problem in the schools of Boavista.