Reisa

Last week we released 'Luisa', an injured loggerhead who had been brought in the week before by a local fisherman, Zé Luís. She had been caught in a discarded fishing net out at sea and presumably brought to Boa Vista in the current. With the help of Maria from Natura 2000, her wounds were cleaned [...]

Happy World Turtle Day, everyone. In honor of the day, please think about your use of plastic today. Especially plastic bags. Where does your plastic come from, and most importantly, where does it go? And here's an article on how the turtle got its shell: How the turtle got its shell

If you are on Facebook, you can see some wonderful turtle photos from the famous Swiss underwater photographer Kurt Amsler, who is also a friend and supporter of Turtle Foundation. His photographs, not only of turtles but of all the amazing marine life he has encountered, are fantastic! Kurt Amsler's turtle photo album

April 2015 report from Hana in Indonesia for download as PDF (ca. 900 kB) Hana Svobodová, MSc., is biologist and is working in Indonesia as volunteer coordinator for the Turtle Foundation's conservation project in East Borneo. She is regularly reporting about news and events regarding our project.

Loggerhead sea turtles have long been famous for their epic migrations, traveling for thousands of miles across the open ocean. However, there has been a gap in the record of their travels, that is, until now since NOAA researchers discovered evidence of what are known as "the lost years," a new study says. North Pacific [...]