Projects where you can volunteer and help saving the Sea Turtles.

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Organization:

Karumbé

Address:

Av. Giannattasio Km. 30.5, Esq Roma, Uruguay

Project Location:

Cerro Verde, Uruguay

Website:

http://www.karumbe.org

Costs:

The cost of this volunteer work, which includes accommodation (tent) and 3 meals a day, is U$S 15 (12 euros).

Length:

Flexible

Season:

Early January – Late April

Project Description

Karumbé project has been monitoring these two foraging and developmental areas of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) for more than 6 years. In these sites the volunteers will carry out research and conservation activities, getting quite in touch with the fishermen community where the field stations are settled. Volunteers will be working shoulder to shoulder with the 2 researchers who will be coordinating the fieldwork, getting involved in all tasks included in the project work.

It is not necessary to speak Spanish; however we encourage candidates to know at least the basics.

Site Information: Cerro Verde is a landscape of protected area (Bañados del Este and Coastal Fringe - Biosphere Reserves). In this particular case the green turtle can be considered effective 'umbrellas' for broader biodiversity. Cerro Verde comprises high diversity of fauna and plant communities including relict vegetation, marine mammals (as Fransiscana dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins) and seabirds. Thus it must be considered a priority area for protection and included in future management plans for the conservation of these marine ecosystems.

Visit the Karumbé project to learn more.

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