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red dog 1

(27,845 posts) Sat Oct 20, 2018, 06:31 PM Oct 2018

A nonprofit is helping sea turtles trapped in fishing nets

New York Times
October 18, 2018

A NONPROFIT IS HELPING SEA TURTLES TRAPPED IN FISHING NETS

Local Ocean Conservation, based in the town of Watamu, Kenya, is the only turtle rescue and rehabilitation center on the East African seaboard.
Since it's founding in 1997, it has protected about 1,000 nests, conducted more than 17,000 turtle rescues and treated more than 480 turtles in it's rehab center.

The group also rewards fishermen for reporting turtles caught in their nets:
300 shillings ($3) for small turtles and 1,000 shillings ($10) for large ones.

Local Ocean employs about 20 Kenyans, with beach patrollers monitoring and protecting turtles during the nesting season.
It also visits schools and offers education programs.

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/briefing/the-week-in-good-news-this-is-18-sea-turtles.html
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A nonprofit is helping sea turtles trapped in fishing nets (Original Post) red dog 1 Oct 2018 OP

I don't subscribe to the NYT so can't read - is there a link to donate? meadowlark5 Oct 2018 #1

Didn't the link work for you? red dog 1 Oct 2018 #2

Here's another link to "Local Ocean Conservation" red dog 1 Oct 2018 #3

The organization is also known as "Watamuturtlewatch" red dog 1 Oct 2018 #4

Thanks! A couple of the links worked meadowlark5 Oct 2018 #5

Thanks for caring about the turtles red dog 1 Oct 2018 #6

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

1. I don't subscribe to the NYT so can't read - is there a link to donate?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 06:57 PM

Oct 2018

If there is a link to donate, could someone post it here? I wouldn't mind giving to that worthy cause.

red dog 1

(27,845 posts)

2. Didn't the link work for you?

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 07:01 PM

Oct 2018

I don't subscribe to the NYT either, but I signed up for their free emails about "Good News"

red dog 1

(27,845 posts)

3. Here's another link to "Local Ocean Conservation"

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 07:11 PM

Oct 2018

https://www.conservationjobs.co.uk/organisations/local-ocean-conservation
This link worked for me

https://watamuturtles.com
This link is a direct link to the Local Ocean Conservation, but it didn't work for me
(I got it from the first link above - perhaps it'll work for you)

red dog 1

(27,845 posts)

4. The organization is also known as "Watamuturtlewatch"

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 07:20 PM

Oct 2018

Try this link:
https://shop.directpay.online/paymybills/watamuturtlewatch

I think they're part of the "Local Ocean Trust"

Finally, try a Google search of:"watamuturtles.com
There is a "Donate" button for the group there.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

5. Thanks! A couple of the links worked

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 08:20 PM

Oct 2018

I'll bookmark them to donate.

red dog 1

(27,845 posts)

6. Thanks for caring about the turtles

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 02:20 PM

Oct 2018

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