Gift Republic GR100023 Adopt It - Adopt a Sea Turtle

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The Miami-Dade County Sea Turtle Conservation started in 1980 with the aim of surveying and documenting nesting activities in Miami-Dade County from March to October. The program marks, studies, and collects data and information on nests within the county. You can contribute to the feeding of hatchlings, small turtles, and large turtles. You can also contribute to the medications and even tumor removal surgery of the turtles in their care.

The Dolphin Discovery Centres Adopt a Dolphin Program supports the conservation of dolphins and the broader marine environment. Your symbolic adoption of a sea turtle will support ORP’s mission to protect sea turtles and their habitats; six out of the remaining seven species of sea turtles are threatened with extinction according to the IUCN Red List. Oceans play a critical role in sustaining human life by providing essential resources such as food, freshwater, and oxygen. Therefore, preserving and protecting our oceans is crucial for the survival of our species. As a “keystone species”, sea turtles play a vital role in maintaining the health of the world’s ocean and marine ecosystems as prey, consumer, competitor, and host. If sea turtles become extinct, the whole marine ecosystem — the planet’s largest — will weaken. Unfortunately, sea turtles face many threats to their survival. WWF has been supporting a campaign led by TRAFFIC to combat illegal trade from the Coral Triangle and reduce demand in China. Activities include better training for law enforcement officials in both areas and a public awareness campaign in China, targeting areas where turtle trade is the highest. Radio broadcasts and advocacy events spread the message among local fishermen, souvenir shop owners, and tourists about the problem of turtle trade. WWF is committed to stopping the decline of sea turtles and works for the recovery of the species. We work to secure environments in which both turtles and the people that depend upon them can survive. Humans have caused the destruction of the sea turtles’ habitats. The development of coastal areas has disturbed the breeding process of sea turtles. The reefs where they feed are either bleached or destroyed. And many sea turtles have died by getting entangled in fishing nets or by ingesting pieces of plastic in the ocean.given. If you want to be the sole adoptive parent of a sea turtle, you can choose a Tortuguero turtle and name the turtle yourself. Adopt-A-Turtle also makes a great gift! Mote Marine Laboratory allows you to adopt one of its five sea turtles. These include one Kemp’s ridley Bellatrix, two green turtles Harry and Hang Tough, and two loggerheads – Montego & Shelley. The sea turtle is one of the most loved creatures of the ocean. Humans love sea turtles so much that for centuries they’ve been hunted for their meat and shells. Able to live for up to 100 years, the sea turtles face various threats throughout their lives.

The data collected offer researchers and biologists insight into the behavior and progress of rehabilitated turtles. This is important scientific data. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center allows individuals to adopt resident sea turtles. Their contributions are made to cover the costs of caring for resident turtles at the center. World Wildlife Fond (WWF) works in nearly 100 countries and is supported by more than 1 million members in the United States and more than 5 million globally. Your donation provides general support and makes you a member. 83% of spending is directed to worldwide conservation activities.” This information is given to federal, state, and local agencies.This information/data helps to determine the needed sea turtle conservation management and planning.

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The adoption of sea turtles is symbolic as you are not allowed to own sea turtles by law. Your donations will go towards the upkeep of hatchlings or the rehabilitation of rescues. Their basic sea turtle adoption kit includes an adoption certificate and photo, a species card and gift box. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center also houses the research facility of the Biological Sciences Department of Florida Atlantic University. Adopting a sea turtle is very different from adopting a freshwater turtle. Since individuals are not allowed to keep sea turtles in their homes, when you adopt a sea turtle, you contribute to a sea turtle rescue program such as WWF. With this adoption, you contribute to the upkeep of a turtle hatchling or a rescue. A contribution can be a one-time contribution or a monthly contribution.