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TURTLE CONSERVATION AT THE KENYAN COAST
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is managing a project at the Kenyan Coast in which the local community is involved in efforts to conserve the rare and endangered sea turtles. Measures focus on the protection and management of foraging grounds. Members of the community are encouraged to look out for nests along the beaches and report any sightings to KWS rangers.
A person who does so is paid the equivalent of US$12.50, and is encouraged to ensure the eggs are well guarded. A further US$12.50 is paid out when the hatchlings emerge, and 50 cents per egg hatched.
Thus a person who finds and guards a nest may receive upto US$32.50 per nest. This is a significant sum given the average fisherman's monthly income of US$75.
The hatched turtles are then released into the sea by KWS officials in the presence of visitors and local people.
At Bamburi, just north of Mombasa, a private initiative is also being undertaken to protect and conserve the turtles. This Bamburi project has attracted a great deal of interest not only among scientists and the local population but also among foreign tourists.
Under this project, hired guides collect turtle nests along the beaches before they can be destroyed or poached and take them to the artificial protected hatchery at Bamburi. When a batch of turtles are hatched local people, tourists and others visiting the project are encouraged to take part in a ceremony releasing them into the sea. Usually between 100 to 300 people take part with each holding a hatchling which they let go almost at the same time. At Tontri We Invite You to come learn more by taking a safari with us
       
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