Tiwi Turtle Police

Sea turtles are endangered. This is why the proWIN pro nature Foundation has been supporting the Tiwi Turtle Police on the east coast of Kenya since 2019. The "turtle police" patrol a 12-kilometre stretch of beach called Tiwi Beach south of Mombasa every day to protect the endangered animals and clean the polluted beach.

Around the world, adult sea turtles are still being slaughtered in a bestial manner or their nests completely plundered. The Turtle Foundation has been active on Boa Vista since 2008. The biggest threat there is the poaching of nesting females for their meat. In 2007 alone, 1,200 turtles were killed on the beaches of the Cape Verdean island of Boa Vista. The Foundation has various protection programs, including the monitoring of nesting beaches by local rangers or international volunteers who start night patrols to deter poachers. Innovative monitoring methods such as the use of drones and conservation dogs are also used. The proWIN pro nature Foundation has supported the Turtle Foundation this year.

As part of the Tiwi Turtle project, data is being collected to help preserve the species:

The project thrives on its scientific support, because in addition to a love of animals, species conservation requires valid results above all. This is great and important work that the pro nature Foundation is happy to support!

Sea turtles are endangered. Many of them die in fishing nets and from diseases caused by environmental pollution. They are also hunted for their meat and their eggs are sold illegally at markets as a delicacy. This is why the "Tiwi Turtle Police" was founded. It ensures the survival of the animals. The local community should understand that the endangered animals need to be protected and that much more money can be earned by keeping them alive instead of killing them.