Boa Vista: The Poacher Hunt – Aug 2010
Two poachers arrested August 2st 2010 in the little beach of Água Doce, near Boa Esperança!! ..................... We were first warned of the situation by the NGO Natura2000, who told us of the high mortality on this little secluded beach (Água Doce), about 30...
Story from Sao Vicente: A bus ride in Mindelo – by Karen Madej
I jumped on a number 4 bus yesterday afternoon, before it arrived the scene was very much as one would expect in the UK, a number 10, a number 3 and two private company owned number 5s came and went. I waited for the right bus with the extremely talented Chef...
Boa Vista: 3rd Escola na Natureza Camp
It's with great joy that we announce that we are already on the 3rd "Escola na Natureza" camp in boa Esperança beach, a project carried out in partnership with Clube Ambiental da Boavista, with financial support of the UN GEF Small Grants program. This camp takes...
Boa Vista: About the Turtle Foundation – Who are we?
The Turtle Foundation is a non-profit organization dedication to protecting and conserving endangered sea turtles. We are a small, almost entirely volunteer organization, with projects in Indonesia and Cape Verde. What are we doing in Boavista, Cape Verde? ...........
Boa Vista: Update on Curral Velho / Lacacao camp
After 1 and half month delay, and too many turtles unprotected and killed because of this beaurocratic situation, we have been finally granted access to our containers and thus our camp equipment, and are setting up the Curral Velho camp! This is a relief for all us,...
Boa Vista: TAOLA – Sea Turtle Network Meeting
Here's an update from the field in Boavista: Subject: Slowly slowy getting there... BOA ESPERANÇA (Good Hope)! Dear friends, The first turtles arrived a few weeks ago, filling our teams with hopes and expectations of a great season. With adequate funding,...
Sal: A day in the life of the turtle project – by Jacquie Cozens – SOS Tartarugas
There really is never a dull moment working with turtles on Sal and yesterday was no exception. The day started with the worst possible news – a turtle had been killed on Kite Beach sometime between 3am and 6am last night. Two of the Rangers found her remains...
Boa Vista – Volunteers for Turtle Foundation
Turtle Foundation is still accepting volunteers to help with turtle protection for the 2010 nesting season, which started in June and continues until the end of September. Volunteers are asked to stay a minimum of 2 weeks. Duties include patrolling the...
Sal: The week that was ……..by Jackie Costello (SAR)
Now that I have caught up on some sleep and my head is slightly working I want to say a special thank you to some people and give you an update on what's happening at Sal Animal Rescue (SAR). Firstly I would like to thank Monica for funding the castration project. Its...
Sal: First Beach Clean – June 2010 – by Linda Aspden
The first Beach Clean of 2010 was held on Sunday 20th June and as you can see from the photos if was great success. The beach from Grijinha all the way to Kite Beach has been transformed THANK YOU so much to all the volunteers who gave up their Sunday morning to...
