This project is the backbone of all our activities!  During the peak nesting months of April - July, local and international volunteers work from dusk to dawn, monitoring nesting turtles and hatchlings. While on duty, patrol volunteers  serve the dual function of collecting valuable research data while also protecting the nesting turtles from poachers and over zealous turtle watchers.

 

With the support of Turtle Village Trust, we apply flipper and PIT tags to our lovely ladies while they lay so that we can better monitor their numbers from nest to nest and year to year. It is hoped that the consistent annual monitoring of these beaches will continue for decades to come and that it will help to inform better management policies and practices in the area especially in the face of climate change and sea level rise. The success of this project is very much dependent on the involvement, not just of the volunteers, but also the tour guides, tourists, beachfront hotels and residents so our Education and Eco-Tourism programs play an essential supporting role.