Turtle rearing ponds in Mirador and Santa Barbara are completed!
Hey there! Well, after a week of hard work with 18 young female volunteers all from the same high school in London, England, first of what will hopefully be many community turtle rearing ponds are installed (double click on thumbnail to see larger photo). The turtles will be presented to the communities this coming week! We hope this will instill a sense of ownership and stewardship for these baby Yellow Spotted Turtles so that the Indigenous folks and others that live along the Arajuno River will insure the success of this program with the ultimate goal of repopulating the Arajuno River with these wonderful creatures, eventually another protein source for the locals! Tom