TURTLE FOUNDATION
EIN 20-5095680 · Wildlife Preservation & Protection (D30)
What they do
Turtle Foundation USA Supports Turtle Conservation Projects Implemented By Turtle Foundation Germany and Turtle Foundation Switzerland, Which Has Been Running A Successful Green Turtle Nesting Beach Protection Program In The Berau Islands In Indonesia Since 2000. Nests Are Protected From Being Poached for Eggs, Allowing Millions of Hatchlings to Enter The Sea. TF Germany and Turtle Foundation Switzerland Also Run A Loggerhead Turtle Protection Project In Cape Verde, West Africa, Protecting Turtles From Being Slaughtered, Running Youth Education Programs Regarding Ecology, and Helping The Community Find Alternative Sources of Income. Turtle Foundation is Now Also Working to Protect Leatherback Turtle Nests On Sipora (West Sumatra) and Selaut Besar (Aceh), Indonesia, Including Satellite Tagging of Female Leatherback Turtles to Determine Migration Patterns to Feeding Areas.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2006
- Location
- 2615 JEFFERSON ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225-2024
- County
- Whatcom
- In care of
- % REISA LATORRA