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Projects for Sea Turtle Conservancy

About this charity

It is the mission of Sea Turtle Conservancy to ensure the survival of sea turtles within the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific through research, education, training, advocacy and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend.

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Help Save Green Turtles in Costa Rica Costa Rica

The Sea Turtle Conservancy is working to save the Green Turtles which are in decline, working within the community of Tortuguero in Costa Rica to introduce eco-tourism as an alternative to the “consumptive use” of sea turtles for meat, eggs and shell. Funds raised through the Footprints Program will help fund the project’s research coordinators, research supplies and equipment, provide food for station staff and volunteers, gas for project boats, and supplies for community outreach and education activities.

AUD 30,009

Raised from 5,053 people

Save endangered sea turtles in Panama Panama

This project enlisted the local community in a new sea turtle research and conservation program at a recently discovered nesting site in Bocas del Drago, Panama. Results included reductions in illegal poaching and dog predation, a study of the impacts of climate change, and educating the community about the importance and economic value of conservation.

USD 20,001

Raised from 7,697 people

Protect juvenile sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico United States

This project will monitor and protect juvenile green and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that hatch at nesting beaches around the Caribbean and travel to the north Gulf of Mexico to grow up.

USD 20,012

Raised from 8,774 people

Save sea turtles through ecotourism in Panama Panama

This project will work with members of an indigenous community on the Atlantic coast of Panama to support the development of sustainable ecotourism as a way to save sea turtles by reducing pressure to hunt sea turtles for a living.

USD 15,007

Raised from 6,792 people

Support Sea Turtles and Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica Costa Rica

This project will reduce the impacts of climate change on sea turtles and promote eco-tourism as a way to build sustainable conservation programs that provide revenue for local communities.

USD 25,009

Raised from 11,034 people

Save sea turtles and support communities in the West Indies Saint Kitts And Nevis

This project will collect information about nesting and migratory behaviours of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles in the West Indies and use that information to conduct environmental education and stewardship-building programs that support sustainable eco-tourism.

USD 25,004

Raised from 10,619 people

Protect Juvenile Sea Turtles in the Gulf of North Mexico United States

This project will monitor and protect juvenile green and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles that hatch at nesting beaches around the Caribbean and travel to the north Gulf of Mexico to grow up.

USD 25,003

Raised from 10,355 people

Fight the Impacts of Climate Change on Turtles in Panama Panama

This project will support research and conservation efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change on sea turtle populations nesting in Bocas del Toro, Panama. The project also will provide field training opportunities for aspiring conservation biologists from developing nations in Latin America.

USD 25,007

Raised from 10,011 people

Protect Sea Turtles in Costa Rica Costa Rica

Through this project, the Sea Turtle Conservancy will train aspiring conservation biologists from developing nations in the proper techniques for monitoring and protecting nesting sites in order to build capacity for sea turtle conservation in Latin America.

USD 20,002

Raised from 7,959 people

Save Green Sea Turtles in Bermuda Bermuda

This research, conservation and education program is protecting juvenile green turtles that travel to Bermuda to grow up after hatching on nesting beaches around the Caribbean and Latin America.

USD 20,001

Raised from 8,497 people

Protecting Sea Turtles in Panama Panama

The project aims to reduce illegal poaching of endangered leatherback and hawksbill turtles at Chiriqui Beach, Panama, through a rigorous monitoring and protection program overseen by Sea Turtle Conservancy and implemented by locally-trained indigenous community members.

USD 15,001

Raised from 6,309 people

Saving Sea Turtles in Costa Rica Costa Rica

To monitor and protect endangered green turtles at Tortuguero, Costa Rica (nesting site for the largest remaining green turtle colony in the world), through a rigorous research, conservation and community education program.

USD 15,002

Raised from 5,775 people

Saving Leatherback Sea Turtles in Panama Panama

To reduce illegal poaching of endangered leatherback turtles at Soropta Beach, Panama, through a rigorous monitoring and protection program overseen by Sea Turtle Conservancy and implemented by locally-trained indigenous community members.

USD 15,003

Raised from 7,279 people