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Sea Turtles Forever is an Oregon based
501c(3) non-profit charitable, marine turtle conservation organization. Donations are tax deductible in the United States. Currently we have two main programs that
encompass our several projects; The Punta Pargos Green
Turtle Monitoring and Protection Program and The Pacific North West Leatherback Awareness Program.
In Costa Rica we protect four endangered
marine turtle species including the Eastern Pacific Green & Black, Hawksbill, Leatherbacks and Olive Ridelys. With In-Situ and
translocation techniques we protect marine turtle nests from poachers and hatch thousands of marine turtles every
year. We secure the natural cycle of life on the beach, without the use of a hatchery we work to protect the turtles nesting
cycle in their natural habitat, and work to protect and study natural conditions. The key to our success is securing nests
from poachers while also educating and working with the surrounding communities on all aspects of conservation,
this is an important step toward changing the imbedded cultural practice of eating sea turtle eggs. Every year we move
toward our goal of reestablishing and increasing the population of endangered marine turtles that nest on Punta
Pargos.
In
Oregon we visit schools giving marine turtle conservation presentations. We also make public appearances with
“Turtle Man” and " Isabel" (our life-size Leatherback model), which are creating a tremendous amount
of public awareness to the need for marine turtle conservation in foraging areas such as the ones along the west coast
of the U.S. We have also established a Leatherback hotline for people to report Leatherback sightings
in the North Eastern Pacific foraging areas.
Big thanks to our new 2011/2012 sponsor "Save
the Turtles" check them out at Savetheturtles.org
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| Joseph and James Beshore with Old Rosie. |
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