Adopt a sea turtle hatchling
Every year, our Turtle Conservation Centre receives dozens of stranded loggerhead turtle hatchlings that have washed ashore along our coastline, in dire need of our support and rehabilitation.
All species of sea turtle are Threatened, so rehabilitating every single one of the stranded turtles rescued by members of the public and brought to us for care is critical to their survival. With your support, the team of our Turtle Conservation Centre is able to give most of these rescued hatchlings a second chance at life in the ocean.
We invite you to contribute to the rehabilitation of these precious turtles by co-adopting a hatchling with a donation of R500, getting in touch if you'd like to get involved in a formal capacity as a partner, or in any capacity you are able. This important work is enabled by you.
Co-adopt a hatchling
Have you ever dreamed of contributing to the survival of an endangered species? By co-adopting one of the loggerhead turtle hatchlings in the Turtle Conservation Centre, you can do just that.
Co-adoption is a great option for everyone! This is an affordable way to make a difference and give one of our little turtles a chance at a brighter future. Your co-adoption covers a week of veterinary care and food and can mean a world of difference for these turtles.
Co-adopters receive a personalised certificate and an invitation to join our turtle community via our regular mailer, Turtle Tales. Any donation towards turtle rehabilitation is welcome, but donations of R500 or more will automatically make you a hatchling co-adopter!
Adopt a hatchling
Would you like to follow a turtle’s journey from rescue, through rehabilitation, to release back into the ocean? By fully supporting a loggerhead turtle hatchling's rehabilitation, you can.
Your contribution keeps the little patient alive: From feeding it a healthy diet, keeping it warm in clean saltwater, and maintaining life support to veterinary treatment for injuries and illnesses. Eventually, this contribution will take the little turtle all the way home – when it has regained its strength and is ready to greet the big blue once more, our team releases this hatchling to its ocean home.
Adopters get to name their turtle and receive a beautiful, illustrated chapter of the hatchling story every month. You will also receive pictures of your hatchling and are the first to know when it is released!
Are you interested in supporting this work as a corporate partner? Learn more here.
As a registered Public Benefit Organisation, qualifying donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible under Section 18A of the Income Tax Act. Donations received will contribute exclusively to public benefit activities as approved by the Minister of Finance as listed in Part 1 and 2 of the Ninth Schedule of the Income Tax Act.
(Reg No: IT000432/2017 (c); PBO No: 930061845; NPO No: 234-805-NPO)
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