Dive in Cape Verde​

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Protection​

by Turtle Foundation (Fundação Tartaruga)​

NGO / Non-profit​

Problem they are trying to solve: Protecting nesting loggerhead sea turtles on one of the world's largest rookeries during peak nesting season. Join mixed teams of international volunteers and Cape Verdean rangers on six-hour night patrols and morning census across five protected beaches on Boa Vista island, July through September.​

Sea Turtle Conservation​

Minimum weeks: 4​

Price per week: 100​

Minimum age: 18​

Max capacity: 10 volunteers​

Staff to volunteer ratio: 1:1​

Volunteer work - what will you do:

• Conduct 6-hour night patrols to locate nesting females, record activity, and collect biometric data
• Tag nesting turtles, measure carapaces, take DNA samples, and log nest GPS coordinates
• Relocate threatened nests to the Lacacao hatchery when needed
• Carry out morning censuses to document tracks and assess nesting success
• Monitor the hatchery and assist with hatchling releases from late August onward
• Support beach cleanups, camp maintenance, cooking, and occasional visitor education