January 2020 Our volunteers and programs came to an unfortunate halt this past week. A tropical storm passed over, which made way for an unusual week. Due to poor visibility and high swells our marine volunteers were unable to dive. The turtle conservation volunteers didn’t get to do their active turtle surveys. The muddy and […]
Hawksbill Sea Turtle Monitoring
On a Monday evening, the Turtle Monitoring volunteers took turns patrolling one of the beaches where turtles often come ashore to lay. Unfortunately, in recent years, the top of this beach (the best place for turtles to lay eggs as they will be safe from high tides) has become overgrown with invasive grass, making it […]
Hawksbill Sea Turtle Nest
Hawksbill Sea Turtle Spotted Nesting Near Our Turtle Cove Camp Last week a hawksbill sea turtle was spotted on Nosy Komba! Unlike the turtle that came onto our home beach this hawksbill sea turtle was actively digging a nest when it was spotted. The report we received placed the hawksbill sea turtle on a beach […]
Sea Turtle Visits Our Beach
This past week we had an exciting encounter on our home beach when a female green sea turtle came ashore! It is very common to see sea turtles swimming on our reef, however it is far from common for one to come ashore our beach. Our home beach is a small cozy little out cove […]
