Turtle-y Adorable
Our love for turtles runs as deep as the ocean! These fascinating reptiles predate the dinosaurs and although five sea turtle species can be found in South African waters, only two out of the five (the loggerhead and the leatherback turtles) nest here.
Sea turtles face extraordinary challenges. To begin with, only about 1 in 1000 turtle hatchlings make it to adulthood. Despite their resilience, turtles face several threats including climate change, habitat destruction, and plastic pollution and are, unfortunately, often caught in the bycatch of fisheries. Help conservation efforts to protect our turtles and marine ecosystem.
Show your love for our Turtles by making a donation to support their conservation. As a thank you for your generosity, you'll receive a beautiful Mulberry Mongoose Turtle charm and necklace.
WWF’s Focus
One of the most direct approaches to the challenge of overfishing and irresponsible fishing practices is to undertake fishery improvement projects (FIP). A FIP is an initiative that brings together fishers, scientists, and other stakeholders to identify environmental challenges in a fishery and develop a stepwise approach to tackle those challenges. FIPs use the influence of the private sector such as retailers and restaurants to create incentives for positive changes in a fishery’s environmental sustainability.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are another tool for providing healthy habitats for fish to live and breed in, as well as refuge for turtles and other endangered species like marine mammals and sharks. MPAs restrict fishing practices or exist as no-take zones that allow depleted fish populations to recover.
A digital symbolic adoption certificate. A beautiful digital photograph.What you get
Certificate
Photograph
Necklace and charm