Adopt a Turtle

Help us protect endangered turtles in Venezuela by adopting a turtle.

There are 5 types of turtle in Venezuela: hawksbill and leatherback turtles are both on the World Conservation Union critically endangered list; green, loggerhead and Olive Ridley turtles are endangered. The LATA Foundation is supporting the work of CICTMAR, the Centro de Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas, to protect turtles on two beaches in the Paria Peninsula, a nesting site for loggerhead and green turtles and the most important mainland nesting location for leatherback turtles.

Turtle protection in Venezuela

It costs £60 to adopt a turtle and £50 to adopt a hatching nest. You can adopt a pair of turtles and a hatching nest for just £150. The LATA Foundation and CICTMAR will produce relevant certificates for what you adopt.

Date added: 01 December 2011