News from turtles on the Santa Luzia Island, Cape Verde

Biosfera I, our Champions from Cape Verde, share with us photos from their turtles (Caretta caretta) monitoring campaigns on the Santa Luzia Island.

For several years now, Jose and his son Tommy undertake campaigns for surveillance and monitoring. These campaigns raise awareness among fishermen on the negative impacts of their actions. They gradually cease to collect turtle eggs and eventually also contribute to their protection. The surveillance and monitoring campaigns help also create a database to better understand trends in the populations of turtles and the threats they face. The photos below show:

1. The team marking turtles nests positions
2. Baby turtle
3. The new born heading to the sea
4. A rare albino green turtle
5. An attempt to save turtle attacked by a shark

Enjoy !!!

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