The 3rd version of Make the Turtle Smile campaign started on February 14, 2022. It is an awareness and motivation campaign organized by Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao and Green Phenix. The campaign will run for 3 months, from February 14, 2022 to May 14, 2022. The intention is to involve the inhabitants of the island…
STCC has a new board! Under the leadership of STCC’s founder, Sabine Berendse, the board will continue to direct STCC in protecting sea turtles and their habitat, in creating more awareness and in fostering stronger connections amongst volunteers. Pictured in front f.l.t.r.: Saïtia Comenencia (general board member), Denise Vijber (Secretary) In the back f.l.t.r.: Kim Russel…
After the great success of #maketheturtlesmile last year, this year we are aiming to stop even more plastic from going to waste! How does it work: Collect plastic bottles (plastic types 1, 2 and 5) and aluminium cans Bring them to Green Phenix For every 25 bottles or cans, you receive a stamp With these…
If there is anything I have learned after over thirty years of scuba diving is while an individual dive may be unspectacular or uneventful, you can be certain at the end of a trip you will have seen one or more things you will never forget. This is what keeps me going back. It’s those…
In the last few months, we have seen images of turtles in distress and difficult rescue missions. We have also seen the images of the happy moment when recovered turtles have been returned to the sea. But have you ever thought about what happens in the middle part of this story? When a turtle is…
On Saturday the 6th of June 13 of the 20 sea turtles that were rescued from Ascencion during the Sargassum Crisis were released back into the ocean at San Pedro. This massive release event was carried out under the supervision of STCC volunteers and involved a large group of people and organizations that have played…
We take great pride in our volunteers. They are the heart of our organization and without them, we could not fulfil our mission to protect sea turtles and their habitats. That being said, we value a professional approach and therefore we upgraded the volunteer training this year to a complete theoretical and infield training. For…
On Curacao, there is an unprecedented sargassum crisis that is heavily affecting our endangered sea turtles. Turtles are getting stranded and overheat as they struggle to reach the surface and breathe. So far, we have made 28 rescues and 8 are at the vet requiring urgent medical attention for tumours, carapace damage, belly wounds and…
The 2019 season is slowly coming to an end. However, we are still seeing nesting activities and the monitoring of the beaches still continues. We check all the beaches 3 times a week. It hasn’t been the best season. So far we registered a little over 30 nests. The turtle rescues are also a regular…
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