Turtle Foundation – An initiative for the protection of the endangered sea turtles

Islands of Mataha and Bilang-Bilangan

Project Indonesia

Since 2000: Rangers are protecting green turtle nesting islands in the Derawan archipelago.

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Mural painting

Project Cape Verde

Since 2008: Turtle Foundation is protecting almost 30 km of nesting beaches on Boavista in Cape Verde.

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Turtle Foundation Friends

Friends Association

Become a member of Turtle Foundation Friends! The association is open to everybody.

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Nesting green turtle; image by Kurt Amsler

Newsletter

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…because extinction is forever. Turtle Foundation is actively protecting sea turtles, and to do this we need your help. Donate now…

Adopt a sea turtle

By adopting a sea turtle you support the urgently needed conservation work of the Turtle Foundation. Adopt a sea turtle…

Volunteering

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic volunteers, interns and staff members for our project during the nesting season on Boavista Island! Apply now…

Turtle Foundation Friends Association

Anybody can register as a member irrespective of domicile or nationality. Become a member…

Become a sponsor

The Turtle Foundation is an attractive and reliable sponsoring partner and offers a variety of interesting and customizable sponsorship opportunities. Become a sponsor…

Videos

Note: Luisa was an urgent emergency case that required quick and partly improvised measures under non-ideal conditions. If you are confronted with similar cases and there is no possibility to pass the turtle to a specialized facility, we recommend reading this manual from WIDECAST (link).

News

“The Summer of your Life!” We are searching conservation volunteers for the sea turtle turtle nesting season 2019 on Boavista, Republic of Cape Verde!

Information & Application

Events/Dates:

Senckenberg Family Day 21 October 2018

On Sunday, 21 October 2018, the big Family Day “Colourful Underwater World” will take place at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany. The Turtle Foundation Friends e.V. will be present with its own booth. We are looking forward to your visit! More information about the Family Day on the website of the Senckenberg Museum (in German).
Here you find the program brochure of the family day (in German): Download

Here you can download the bi-weekly newsletter of our Boavista team: Turtle Times

  • Nesting loggerhead turtle

Why there could be much fewer sea turtles than previously assumed – and how this might affect our work, too

September 26th, 2018|Comments Off on Why there could be much fewer sea turtles than previously assumed – and how this might affect our work, too

  • Loggerhead turtle bycatch victim

Financed by European taxpayers: Industrial fisheries kill countless sea birds and sea turtles

July 12th, 2018|Comments Off on Financed by European taxpayers: Industrial fisheries kill countless sea birds and sea turtles

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“No stress!” – My Summer with Turtle Foundation

June 25th, 2018|Comments Off on “No stress!” – My Summer with Turtle Foundation

  • Blog 2018 06

Start of the nesting season 2018 on Boavista, Cape Verde

June 17th, 2018|Comments Off on Start of the nesting season 2018 on Boavista, Cape Verde

Turtle Foundation USA is registered as a charitable nonprofit organization according to USC 26 § 501 (c)(3). The registration number is UBI 602642586.
Turtle Foundation Germany: Trust foundation under German law, tax-exempt due to non-profit status according to the exemption notice of the tax office Köln-Süd dated 20.10.2017. Tax number: 219/5891/2089
Turtle Foundation Switzerland: Non-profit, tax-exempt foundation under Swiss law. Registration number: CH-320.7.059.335-7
Turtle Foundation Liechtenstein: Non-profit, tax-exempt foundation with its own legal personality pursuant to Art. 552 §§ 1 ff. of the Liechtenstein Person and Company Law (PGR)