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TURTLE FOUNDATION
Sal Rei, Boavista, Cape Verde
Contact: 
WWW Link: http://www.turtle-foundation.org
Description:
The purpose of the Turtle Foundation is the worldwide protection and conservation of sea turtles.
The Turtle Foundation is particularly committed to keep administration costs to a minimum and to concentrate on clearly outlined and realistic projects only.
The Turtle Foundation focuses on promoting the worldwide prohibition of commercial exploitation of turtles and their eggs, on site aid to stop the current looting of turtle nests and to prevent it from occurring in the future,
constant lobbying at governments and other authorities and
promoting the prohibition of turtle slaughtering and trade.
The Turtle Foundation is currently operating nesting beach protection programs in East-Kalimantan/Indonesia with an annual "output" of nearly 1 MILLION HATCHLINGS PER YEAR!
Since 2008 the Turtle Foundation is running a successful nesting beach protection program on Cape Verde Islands.
Organization Type: Non-governmental, Non-profit
Activities: Advocacy, Conservation, Education, Management, Monitoring
Submitted: 2008-05-04 13:03:45
Last Modified: 2009-06-11 18:07:29
Members
- Frank Zindel
- Júlia dos Santos