Sea Turtle Projects and Resources
Please Note: These links are only for informational purposes - Save the Turtles, Inc does not monitor the information, activities or programs of these websites or any other. We encourage you to research any project. Each project is unique, varies in price, location, housing, risks, and responsibilities associated with working in the project. For example, some projects are in a remote area, while other projects are within a village. The costs can range from $140 a week to more than a $1,000. Please contact us if you know of other turtle projects that we could include on this list.
Sea Turtle Conservation Projects in Costa Rica
Asociacion ANAI has a variety of field projects including the Talamanca region and Gandoca Beach turtle project on the Caribbean coast in Costa Rica and also on the Pacific side at Peninsula de Osa and Ostional Beach. Another project, Finca Lomas is available whereby people can work on a farm. Lodging varies depending on the specific project. http://www.anaicr.org
Asociacion Salvemos Las Tortugas de Parismina (ASTOP) is a community-based sea turtle project. Parismina is a small island village, located on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. People helping this project may stay in the homes of local families or arrange for private lodging. Turtle season begins when the Leatherbacks begin to nest in March and continues through September as the Green turtles come ashore to lay their eggs.http://www.parisminaturtles.org Also see Parismina Social Club for more information and photos: http://www.parismina.com/
Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC): http://www.cccturtle.org
Dr Archie Carr began one of the very first turtle conservation projects in Tortuguero. Costa Rica. This project is located along the Tortuguero National Park and Canals on the Caribbean coast. They do extensive research, including satellite tracking.
Parismina Social Club: Provides detailed information about sea turtles and the community of Parismina, Costa Rica. http://www.parismina.com/ (See Asociacion Salvemos Las Tortugas de Parismina information above).
Programa Restoracion de Tortugas de Marina (Pretoma) has turtle projects that run from July –December in Punta Banco and San Miguel on the Pacific coast in Costa Rica http://www.pretoma.org/ This project is also associated with the Sea Turtle Restoration Project: http://www.seaturtles.org/
Station Quelonios of the Caribbean http://www.quelonioscr.com/ Turtle project started by Roberto Solano, a biologist. Located on an isolated strip of the Caribbean coast by the mouth of the Pacuare River. Shared lodging is available in cabinas. http://www.quelonioscr.com/
Tortuga Feliz The project is situated on an isolated Caribbean beach in Costa Rica, 1 km north of the mouth of the Pacuare River. It covers 10 km of coastline. Shared lodging is available in cabinas. http://www.latortugafeliz.com
General Turtle Information
Annual Symposium On Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation: Meets in different locations around the world every year. Information can be found on different websites by typing in the above title.
Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC): http://www.cccturtle.org. Detailed information about their project and you can view their satellite tracking of sea turtles.
Cites: The Convention on International Trade http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ia/intlagree/cites.htm
Conservation International This site has information about the environment, including oceans, sea turtles and much more. http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspx
Leatherback Trust: www.leatherback.org Great information about the leatherback, information about Playa Grande in Costa Rica
Marinebio.org http://marinebio.org
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service is the federal agency, a division of the Department of Commerce, responsible for the stewardship of the nation's living marine resources and their habitat http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: http://www.seaturtles.org/ Great information and political actions you can take to save sea turtles. (See the top left side, the activists’ corner). STRP has filed many petitions to the United Nations for safer fishing practices. There is a great deal we can do to save sea turtles!
Sea Turtle. Org www.seaturtle.org: Great resource including many turtle projects, a marine newsletter, discussion forums and photo library
State of the World’s Sea Turtles (SWOT) Collects data from sea turtle projects around the world. Interactive maps and scientific information about all species of turtles. http://www.seaturtlestatus.org/
Testimonial to the US Commission on Ocean Policy: May 2002.
Scott A. Eckert PhD
World Conservation Union is the world’s largest and most important conservation network. The Union brings together 83 States, 110 government agencies, more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. http://www.iucn.org/en/about/. To See information about Threatened Species: See IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/search-basic
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): http://www.panda.org
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