Turtle project volunteer work

TheScarlets



Joined: 14/04/2009
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Message Posted:
19/06/2011 16:12

My son and friends are coming out early July and wondered if there was anything they can do to help out



Is there a website to guide them to?



Thank you



Ian

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
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Message Posted:
19/06/2011 19:21

Ian I was thinking the same just the other day but I have never seen anything ever posted about it. Someone said training was involved and I am not sure if you can start without the training course or not ie; join in once training has finished if your just visiting on holidays.



Like yourself it would be nice to hear from someone involved.





Spider,X

TheScarlets



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Message Posted:
19/06/2011 19:48

hopefully we can get some news

Lilli



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Message Posted:
19/06/2011 19:54

Ian I will try to find out for you, Jimmy Ketco at the grapevine was instrumental in starting it so will ask him for us xxxxx

sloan



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Posts: 808

Message Posted:
19/06/2011 20:00

Not sure whether this is of any help as it gives details for students wanting to come out for much of the summer. It does have the contact information for the head of the project: A.C.Broderick@exeter.ac.uk, so if all else fails, you could email her. I had last year's website saved to my favourites, but unfortunately, have got a new computer.

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
19/06/2011 20:13

If you go to the Turtle Centre at Aligardi Beach they will give you all the information, sorry have no contact info but went there last year and they were very helpful. It's signed off the main road.

delikomsu



Joined: 27/10/2010
Posts: 504

Message Posted:
19/06/2011 20:13

SPOT The Society for the Protection of Turtles is extremely active and busy in TRNC at present. The website is http://www.cyprusturtles.org the Project Leader this year is Robin Snape. You can contact him via the website, or Patricia Dann who is the fundraiser for them. Alternatively you can visit the project HQ at Alagadi Beach for more info. Turtles are nesting at present along the coast and need all the help they can get. Anyone who wants to help can assist by creating awareness and collecting rubbish (thankless task) but every little helps. Please support this project in any way you can to prevent these wonderful creatures from becoming even more endangered. Thank you.

halffull


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Posts: 571

Message Posted:
19/06/2011 20:15

We were staying at the Sempati Hotel a couple of years ago and they had a load of info about it.

There was a lady (forgotten her name) who was heavily involved and looking for helpers who called in a couple of times during our stay.

Lilli



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Message Posted:
19/06/2011 20:17

halfful I think she is called Trish xxxx

sloan



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Message Posted:
19/06/2011 20:27

Sorry. I forgot to include the website address:



http://www.seaturtle.org/mtrg/projects/cyprus/volunteer/

TheScarlets



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Message Posted:
20/06/2011 01:19

thanks everyone most helpful

Ian

sloan



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Message Posted:
20/06/2011 06:16

The blog is a really good way of keeping daily tabs on what is happening out there:



http://turtleprojectcyprus.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-season-underway.html#comments



They have posted already that the season is underway:



Sunday, June 12, 2011

2011 season underway

Students have been at the Goat Shed in Alagadi since May 21st and so far the season has been very successful, with many green turtle nests on Alagadi and three satellite transmitters deployed so far ( http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?project_id=635).



The team are on the beach all night every night and we're now taking bookings for night watch.

Posted by Turtle Project 2009 at 20:34



By checking the blog on a regular basis, people can tell when the excavations are, and when is a good time to go over and watch the baby turtles making for the sea. It really is a sight to behold!!

TheScarlets



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Message Posted:
20/06/2011 09:20

that is great thank you I have passed all the information on

Ian