Protecting sea turtles around the world. Follow our @SeaTurtleWeek & @TAPcampaign. Save turtles w/ #crypto below!
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Located on the coast of Oaxaca, Playa Cahuitán is a protected natural area managed by Mexico's National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP).
With a $6k grant from our BBT program, we hope to help CONANP save approximately 24,000 hatchlings.
Photos: CONANP
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Did you know there's a seagrass called turtle grass? 🌱🐢
Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) is an important part of tropical marine ecosystems. It grows in underwater meadows that provide food and habitat for all kinds of marine life.
And yes, sea turtles actually eat it!
Don't forget! You can still score awesome deals on trips to the Galápagos or Mexico by bidding in our Sustainable Travel Auction! 🌎🐢
The auction ends TODAY!
Check it out and get your bids in now!
seeturtles.org/auction
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Don't forget! Our Sustainable Travel Auction ends tomorrow! 🌎
You can still score amazing deals on trips to Costa Rica and Espíritu Santo Island in Mexico while supporting sea turtle conservation.
Bid here: seeturtles.org/auction
We're excited to welcome Wingate Studio as a new SEE Turtles sponsor! 🐢💚
Inspired by life on Britain's South Coast, Wingate Studio creates barefoot footwear designed for comfort, freedom of movement and a connection to the outdoors.
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wingate-studio.com/pages/the…
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Just another day in the Galápagos! 🦭☀️
Want to experience the incredible wildlife of the Galápagos firsthand?
Explore our TWO unique Galápagos trips ➡️ seeturtles.org/upcoming-tour…
📸: SEE Turtles Travel Director, Gail Lemiec
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Some species of adult sea turtles spend a large part of their lives migrating in search of food and mates and generally return to the same beach where they were born to nest.
Learn more about adult turtles ⤵️
seeturtles.org/adult-sea-tur…
Photo: @neileverosborne
Sea turtles don't recognize borders, and neither should conservation efforts.
📸: Leatherback hatchling by RASTOMA, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Learn more ⤵️
seeturtles.org/turtle-blog/r…
SEE Turtles retweeted
DYK: Sea turtles eat jellyfish?
Leatherbacks feed almost exclusively on jellyfish and other gelatinous animals. Backward-pointing spines in their mouths and throats help hold onto slippery prey.
Juvenile green sea turtles also occasionally eat jellyfish!
📸: Bethany Augliere
Did you know? The Portuguese man o’ war isn’t actually a jellyfish! 🪼
It’s a siphonophore—a colony of specialized organisms working together. Both are cnidarians, and despite its venomous tentacles, sea turtles eat them!
Happy Jellyfish Day! 🌊
📸: Bethany Augliere
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Marine iguanas are found only in the Galápagos Islands, where they've adapted to dive into the ocean and feed on algae.
Want your students to see incredible adaptations like this in person? Bring them to the Galápagos with EcoTeach!
ecoteach.com/
SEE Turtles retweeted
Millions will attend the 2028 Olympics.
Let’s not make millions of pieces of single-use plastic part of the experience.
Take action: environmentamerica.org/take-…
📸 Neil Ever Osborne
#DKY: A sea turtle’s shell is part of its skeleton? Unlike a hermit crab, it can’t leave its shell behind.
The top is the carapace, the bottom the plastron. The shell includes modified bones called pleurals, which are expanded, fused ribs.
more ⤵️
seeturtles.org/sea-turtle-in…
Protecting our planet shouldn't be political. With Election Day approaching in the U.S., your vote can help protect sea turtles and their ocean home.
Our politics? Whatever protects this: Clean oceans. healthy beaches & thriving marine life.
Plastic bags, discarded fishing gear and microplastics. For sea turtles and other marine life, the ocean can be a pretty scary place.
📷: Neil Ever Osborne
A love for nature often starts young. 💚🐢
Maybe it was a family trip to the beach, a favorite animal, or someone who encouraged you to explore the outdoors.
We're curious: What or who first inspired your love of nature? How old were you?
Learn more: ecoteach.com/
Our third annual Sustainable Travel Auction is officially OPEN ➡️ seeturtles.org/auction
Best of all, 80% of the auction price supports our sea turtle conservation programs, helping protect nesting beaches, combat the illegal tortoiseshell trade, and reduce plastic pollution.
🐢 Meet our Billion Baby Turtles partner, Palmarito Sea Turtle Rescue!
Since 2004, PSTR has protected sea turtles along Oaxaca’s Pacific coast, patrolling 22 km of nesting beach each season.
Learn more ⤵️
palmaritoseaturtlerescue.org…
Our sustainable travel auction is officially OPEN!
Bid on one of four incredible travel experiences around the world!
Bidding is open Oct 26 – Nov 9!
Bid here; seeturtles.org/auction?ss_so…
