In 2021, Canadian technology entrepreneur and activist Dax Dasilva launched “Age of Union” with a $40 million donation to support high impact conservation projects. Operating on the conviction that conservation has the potential to make major contributions toward addressing both climate change and the extinction crisis during this critical decade, Dasilva quickly committed all the […]
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Covid19 restricts turtle conservation as Matura struggles to stay afloat
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A Nature Seekers beach patrol team member tags a nesting leatherback turtle. The data collected from nesting sea turtles on Matura’s beaches contribute to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status of sea turtles. - Nature Seekers
During turtle nesting season in any given year, conservation group Nature Seekers can generate at least $380,000 from turtle watching tours alone as visitors flock to Matura’s beaches to witness the nesting of leatherback turtles.
But for the second year in a row, this won’t be the case, due to covid19.