While on holiday in Santa Maria, Cape Verde - just between the hotel and the beach we stumbled on a Turtle hatchery.
They walk the beaches of the islands at night and remove any eggs that might be in danger and relocate them here.
They bury them here and then monitor it every night with a band of volunteers to deter any predators which mainly stray dogs.
As they hatch they collect them up and relocate them to a safer beach and release.
They also then open up the nests the day after they hatch and help any stragglers but also collect data on the numbers that hatch and don’t. We managed to witness this which was amazing and while there were a few written eggs and a few that didn’t make there were also those that were rescued and would be released with the others.
What a brilliant experience.
