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WWF Sea Turtle Rescue Centre in Lampedusa

Since 1996 WWF Italy Sea Turtle Rescue Centre set up in Lampedusa, just in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Each year we host 50-100 volunteers from different countries, helping in all activities. Annually we receive 150-200 loggerhead turtles, and we do several surgeries, mostly connected with longline interaction and pollution. Here, thanks to the precious cooperation of Fishermen, with Prof. Antonio Di Bello from Bari University, Vet Dept., new surgical techniques are developed. We are strongly involved in sea turtle medicine practise: in order to improve medical administration and emergency organization we organized the 1st Sea Turtle Medicine Workshop hosted during the 3rd Mediterranean Conference in Tunisia, followed by ST Medicine Meetings in Lampedusa. Since the 30th Annual ST Symposium in India, we coordinate the Sea Turtle Medicine and rehab Workshop, held during each Symposium. We collaborate with Italian and foreign institutions in different field researches (genetics, population dinamics, fishery interaction, medicine, awarness).

Working with sea turtles since 1996

Care for Hedland Environmental Association

Sutherland St, Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia

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WWW Link: http://www.careforhedland.org.au

Description:

Care for Hedland is a local not for profit environmental group based in Port Hedland, WA, Australia. For the past 9 seasons we have undertaken community monitoring of two local Flatback Turtles rookeries. These rookeries are situated right in the middle of a town and also the second largest bulk export port in the world. Due to this fact our turtles face a unique set of challenges. The upcoming season (October-April) will be our tenth season of monitoring, it will also be the second time we have conducted the scientific tag and release program. We have a large amount of community involvement and welcome volunteers from all over the world, billeting them with our local members. Feel free to contact us for more information! :)

Organization Type: Non-profit

Activities: Conservation, Education, Management, Monitoring, Outreach, Research, Turtle Tours

Turtle Tours: We take free night tours (donations appreciated) most nights (depending on tides as we have such a huge a tidal range and like people off the beach by 1130pm. Meet at Cemetery Beach car park. Contact coordinator@careforhedland.org.au for more details.

Submitted: 2013-07-10 03:31:53
Last Modified: 2013-07-15 08:39:56

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