Newsletter March 2020: Brief update on the situation; Annual Report 2019
Suddenly everything is different – the pandemic is keeping everyone under its spell and of course it is not ...
Why there could be much fewer sea turtles than previously assumed – and how this might affect our work, too
For us humans, sea turtles are still quite unknown creatures, to a large extent: Usually, they become visible only when ...
Financed by European taxpayers: Industrial fisheries kill countless sea birds and sea turtles
Industrial fishing vessels off the coasts of West Africa kill thousands of endangered marine animals every year. A representative of ...
“No stress!” – My Summer with Turtle Foundation
When the turtle babies hatch on the beach at night, Maya Visbeck is in her element. As a long-term volunteer ...
Start of the nesting season 2018 on Boavista, Cape Verde
It’s the kick-start of the 2018 season for Turtle Foundation in Boa Vista and it’s going to be a great ...
National sea turtle conference TAOLA on Boavista, Cape Verde: High expectations for the new law for the protection of sea turtles
From 23 to 26 April 2018, the annual conference of the national turtle protection network TAOLA (Tartaruga Kriola) took place ...
Meat consumption threatens the oceans
The enormous and continuously increasing global consumption of meat is one of the main causes of climate change, deforestation of ...
Mass poisoning by sea turtle meat consumption – Three people died in Indonesia
A few days ago we received very sad news. Dozens of people were poisoned after eating the meat of a ...
Open letter to certifier for sustainable fisheries
For 21 years now, the Marine Stewardship Council (MCS) has been certifying sustainable fisheries to enable citizens to decide for ...
Karetta and Kelo: Two super noses for sea turtle conservation
The Turtle Foundation welcomes two new "collaborators": Karetta and Kelo, two young, lively Labradors, who will support our team on ...