It’s a really wonderful thing to do and we were often rewarded by a rogue hatchling being uncovered and found to be perfectly healthy!

This is the most dangerous time of a sea turtle’s life and nine out of ten new turtles are killed by predators. This exciting pack includes easy-to-follow instructions – simply register online or by post to adopt a turtle and receive a supporter certificate, a colour photograph and a Wildlife Encounter discount voucher.

Rising sea levels combined with increased frequency and intensity of storms is causing damage and destruction of nesting beaches. That’s because the birds can see each other feeding from miles away in the sky and they all come to where the food is. When you choose a symbolic animal adoption, you generously support WWF’s global conservation efforts. By working with local NGOs and beachfront tourism businesses, it also creates turtle friendly beaches and engages tourists by teaching them about turtles and how to protect them.

Once these nests have been excavated, the hatchlings are released into the sea, from the quieter, safer beaches, under the cover of darkness with just the moon to light their way.As adults, green turtles are mainly herbivores and are known to play an important role as “grazers” in seagrass ecosystems. The most iconic of the sea turtles, the green turtle also has the most numerous and widely dispersed nesting sites of the seven species.

When you choose which turtle you would like to adopt you will receive a personal adoption certificate as well as updates of your turtles journey every month. And, although the eggs are buried in the sand, dogs, lizards and even crabs dig them up to eat them. These phenomena occur in just a handful of places worldwide, including Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, and India. If you would like to know more about sea turtles, check out our free online courses and sea turtle FAQ. S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN: 94-3105570), and your symbolic animal adoptions are tax-deductible.Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee you will be able to witness a public release of your adopted sea turtle. This exciting pack includes easy-to-follow instructions - simply register online or by post to adopt a turtle and receive a supporter certificate. Oceans play a critical role in sustaining human life by providing essential resources such as food, freshwater, and oxygen. Your symbolic sea turtle adoption with Oceanic Society not only makes a great gift, it also provides direct support to our sea turtle conservation programs.