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Pick a turtle to sponsor

Help us help the turtles! You can sponsor a turtle of your choice and become a member of Turtle Watch with a donation of 35 euros. Your donation supports sea turtle research and conservation in the South East Asia region. 

 

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Buy your friend a gift turtle!

It is possible to adopt turtles to friends/relatives as a gift. Choose the turtle you want to adopt from the turtle profiles and send your friends name and address to info@turtlewatch.net. Ariel and Michelangelo will get trackers on their backs and they can be followed starting from January 2011. Your friend will get an adoption certificate in the mail and you will get an invoice of 35 euros to your e-mail. 

 

 

Welcome to Turtle Watch !

Turtle Watch is a Finnish, non-profit organization dedicated to marine environmental protection. Our goal is to actively inform tourists about sustainable tourism, especially diving and snorkeling. We also spread information about endangered species of the seas, especially sea turtles since the migration patterns of the green turtle is the scope of our pilot study. By this study we aim to survey how juvenile green turtles raised in captivity migrate in natural sea environments after release. Knowing how juvenile turtles migrate and what kind of habitats they prefer enables better protection of these highly endangered species. To be able to fulfill our project we need your help. Please join our marine protection program by supporting or joining our organization!

Movements of Michelangelo and Ariel. 


 

Michelangelo and Ariel where released at Thai Mueangin Beach 27.1.2011. Last signal was recevied 29.6.2011. You can follow the movements of the turtles from the map above. 

News

14.04.2012

Turtle Watch is happy to announce a new sponsor, the Finnish company Ekokortit.fi. Ekokortit ("Ecocards") produces all kinds of plastic cards out of recycled material as well as wooden cards. Read more here! Turtle Watch is very thankful for the important support!

 

09.05.2012

Read the latest news here!

26.12.2011

Phuket's turtle nesting sites empty of eggs this year.

Read article from Phuket Gazette

28.1.2011

Michelangelo and Ariel were released into the sea! Read blog here!

21.12.2010

Read about the horrific circumstances at Phuket Zoo :(

08.12.2010

Turtle Watch wins big Nordic price and participates in a reality show, read the blog here!

03.12.2010

Ariel and Michaelangelo will be tracked next, read our newest blog input!

07.10.1010

New exciting season coming up 2011, read the newest blog!

17.02.2010

Read about Turtle Watch's fantastic release event here

23.01.2010

Read about our leatherback blog here

29.12.2009

New blog post, read it...

13.12.2009

Read our newest blog here

18.11.2009

Read our newest blog here

15.5.2009

Read the article about diet preferences of captive reared green turtles by Turtle Watch  PDF

29.4.2009

Join the songkran turtle release on April 13th find out more..

12.02.2009

Turtle Watch became the proud adopters of a gibbon pair, find out more...

23.01.2009

Read our newest blog here...

20.01.2009

Turtle Watch in the newest Seura and Sukeltaja magazine

17.11.2008

Phuket Marine Biological Center became the new local collaboration partner of Turtle Watch

15.10.2008

Turtle Watch in the next issue of Cosmopolitan and Sukeltaja

1.10.2008

Aurinkomatkat became the key supporter of Turtle Watch


17.8.2008

Turtle Watch in Hufvudstadsbladet and Salon Seudun Sanomat.
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