Good Morning Blog Followers,
Normal service resumes today and there will be a public excavation and a release. For a place on the release please call the goatshed number from 12pm, places are limited and it will fill up very quickly so for those who miss out today please keep checking the blog and try again.
The excavation however is open to all, it is on bay 3 today very close to the beach bar. You can either drive to the beach bar and watch out for the volunteers in red t-shirts or meet us at the goatshed at 5.20pm.
We hope to see you all today and we are sure you will all have a shell of a time here at the Marine Turtle Project in Alagadi!!!
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sorry for yesterday, no excavation or release today!
Dear followers,
We'd like to apologise for the excavation yesterday as it didn't go according to plan. We had a large group from Turkcell, who kindly donate money towards our petrol bill each year, who came to the excavation. They arrived after the information speech was given by our volunteers, so were given another talk in English and Turkish by Project Leader Robin and Turkish speaking volunteer Errol. By this time, however, the original group had been waiting for some time in the heat on the beach for the second group to arrive. We are sorry to those of you who did not have an enjoyable excavation experience because of this.
We have another large group coming today, this time from the US Emabassy, and we've decided to make this a private event to avoid a repeat of yesterday with mis-timings. It is very unusual for us to take group bookings and we have only made these two special exceptions so far this season. Therefore there is no public excavation or hatchling release on tonight, but hopefully we'll be back on again as usual tomorrow.
Thanks and see you soon
Kim
MTCP Project Leader
We'd like to apologise for the excavation yesterday as it didn't go according to plan. We had a large group from Turkcell, who kindly donate money towards our petrol bill each year, who came to the excavation. They arrived after the information speech was given by our volunteers, so were given another talk in English and Turkish by Project Leader Robin and Turkish speaking volunteer Errol. By this time, however, the original group had been waiting for some time in the heat on the beach for the second group to arrive. We are sorry to those of you who did not have an enjoyable excavation experience because of this.
We have another large group coming today, this time from the US Emabassy, and we've decided to make this a private event to avoid a repeat of yesterday with mis-timings. It is very unusual for us to take group bookings and we have only made these two special exceptions so far this season. Therefore there is no public excavation or hatchling release on tonight, but hopefully we'll be back on again as usual tomorrow.
Thanks and see you soon
Kim
MTCP Project Leader
Friday, August 26, 2011
Good morning all,
We had another busy night on the beach last night with 4 nests hatching on A1 and one on A2. One of those will be open for you guys to come along to, just meet us at the Goatshed at 5.30 and we'll take you down. Unfortunately we wont be holding a public release today or tomorrow, so if your looking to come down for that then give us a call on Sunday.
All the best and have a wonderful day!
Amy xx
We had another busy night on the beach last night with 4 nests hatching on A1 and one on A2. One of those will be open for you guys to come along to, just meet us at the Goatshed at 5.30 and we'll take you down. Unfortunately we wont be holding a public release today or tomorrow, so if your looking to come down for that then give us a call on Sunday.
All the best and have a wonderful day!
Amy xx
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update to say that its been a busy night on Alagadi with lots of nests hatching. For a chance to see the hatchlings for yourself come along to our public excavation today. No need to book, just turn up at the turtle project in Alagadi village at 5:30. Anyone who would like to book onto a night time release should call the hotline (00905338798533) after 12:00 for a place.
Hope to see you all there!
Kirsty xx
Just a quick update to say that its been a busy night on Alagadi with lots of nests hatching. For a chance to see the hatchlings for yourself come along to our public excavation today. No need to book, just turn up at the turtle project in Alagadi village at 5:30. Anyone who would like to book onto a night time release should call the hotline (00905338798533) after 12:00 for a place.
Hope to see you all there!
Kirsty xx
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Gooooood morning everyone,
You'll be pleased to know that last night was yet another successful night on Alagadi so we will be holding a public excavation at the usual time of 5.30, meet at Goatshed. We may also be holding a public release so please do call us just after 12 if you want to get on.
May I just remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation as the intensity of the light can damage the sight of the newly hatched hatchlings. Also that although we do not charge for these life time experiences, we do ask if you could be so kind enough to leave a donation, as we get no external funding, and we are a charity based organisation. Without your generous donations, our project would not be able to continue to run every year. So thank you so far for all you donations, but please continue to give to allow us to give you these magnificent opportunities to see this stunning creatures still within their natural environment.
Our information centre is open every day from 9am so please feel free to come down and visit us and find out some more interesting turtle information.
Amy x
You'll be pleased to know that last night was yet another successful night on Alagadi so we will be holding a public excavation at the usual time of 5.30, meet at Goatshed. We may also be holding a public release so please do call us just after 12 if you want to get on.
May I just remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation as the intensity of the light can damage the sight of the newly hatched hatchlings. Also that although we do not charge for these life time experiences, we do ask if you could be so kind enough to leave a donation, as we get no external funding, and we are a charity based organisation. Without your generous donations, our project would not be able to continue to run every year. So thank you so far for all you donations, but please continue to give to allow us to give you these magnificent opportunities to see this stunning creatures still within their natural environment.
Our information centre is open every day from 9am so please feel free to come down and visit us and find out some more interesting turtle information.
Amy x
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Excavation this evening (23/08/2011)
Good morning bloggers,
Sorry it has been a while since our last update, it’s just been one of those manic weeks, with many hatchlings, excavations and turtle fun in the sun. I am happy to announce that we do have an excavation on this evening, and we will be taking people down at the usual time of 5:30pm at the HQ. Our release is fully booked up for tonight but please try again tomorrow for your chance to book yourself a space.
May I just remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation as the intensity of the light can damage the sight of the newly hatched hatchlings. Also that although we do not charge for these life time experiences, we do ask if you could be so kind enough to leave a donation, as we get no external funding, and we are a charity based organisation. Without your generous donations, our project would not be able to continue to run every year. So thank you so far for all you donations, but please continue to give to allow us to give you these magnificent opportunities to see this stunning creatures still within their natural environment.
Our information centre is open every day from 9am so please feel free to come down and visit us and find out some more interesting turtle information.
We hope to see you there
Collsy xxx
Sorry it has been a while since our last update, it’s just been one of those manic weeks, with many hatchlings, excavations and turtle fun in the sun. I am happy to announce that we do have an excavation on this evening, and we will be taking people down at the usual time of 5:30pm at the HQ. Our release is fully booked up for tonight but please try again tomorrow for your chance to book yourself a space.
May I just remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation as the intensity of the light can damage the sight of the newly hatched hatchlings. Also that although we do not charge for these life time experiences, we do ask if you could be so kind enough to leave a donation, as we get no external funding, and we are a charity based organisation. Without your generous donations, our project would not be able to continue to run every year. So thank you so far for all you donations, but please continue to give to allow us to give you these magnificent opportunities to see this stunning creatures still within their natural environment.
Our information centre is open every day from 9am so please feel free to come down and visit us and find out some more interesting turtle information.
We hope to see you there
Collsy xxx
Friday, August 19, 2011
Excavation tonight (19/08/2011)
Good morning turtle followers,
After a sad farewell to a key member of our team this morning (Rhi), who will be greatly missed among the volunteers, I am happy to say that we have another excavation on this evening. You know the drill by now... meet for 5:30pm at the GS and we will take you down to the nest from there.
May I remind people that we do not take any bookings for the release until the hatchling hotline opens at 12pm, as until then we are uncertain as to whether we have any hatchlings until this time.
We hope to have another large turn out again this evening.
Hope to see you there,
Collsy xxx
After a sad farewell to a key member of our team this morning (Rhi), who will be greatly missed among the volunteers, I am happy to say that we have another excavation on this evening. You know the drill by now... meet for 5:30pm at the GS and we will take you down to the nest from there.
May I remind people that we do not take any bookings for the release until the hatchling hotline opens at 12pm, as until then we are uncertain as to whether we have any hatchlings until this time.
We hope to have another large turn out again this evening.
Hope to see you there,
Collsy xxx
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Hi Guys!
Apologies for the late post but we have had a manic day on Alagadi already,
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, so feel free to meet us at the goatshed at 17:30 as usual and we will take you down to the nest from there.
Our shop will be open before and after the excavation for and turtle goodies and a bucket for donations will be passed round during the end of the excavation,any money would be greatly appreciated as we are a charity and donations are crucial to keep us going.
Hopefully we will see you later,
Laura x
Apologies for the late post but we have had a manic day on Alagadi already,
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, so feel free to meet us at the goatshed at 17:30 as usual and we will take you down to the nest from there.
Our shop will be open before and after the excavation for and turtle goodies and a bucket for donations will be passed round during the end of the excavation,any money would be greatly appreciated as we are a charity and donations are crucial to keep us going.
Hopefully we will see you later,
Laura x
Excavation for the nation (18/08/2011)
Goooooood morning turtle bloggers,
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, which is located on our first beach, 3rd bay (bay on the right hand side of the beach bar). As usual if people can meet at the GS for 5:30pm, we can take you down to the nest from there. Alternatively those of you already thinking of heading down to the beach, if you keep your eyes peeled for red t-shirts followed by a (fingers crossed) large crowd, you are more than welcome to join them.
Our shop will be open before and after the excavation for and turtle related souvenirs or alternatively, a bucket for donations will be passed round during the end of the excavation, and any money would be greatly appreciate. Without your generous donations the project would not be running today. This project is a charity based organisation, and without your generous donations and the fee that each volunteer pays, we could not be able to run this project, so please give generously to keep this good work going on the conservation of these magnificent creatures.
We hope that many of you can attended this evening,
See you there
Collsy xxx
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, which is located on our first beach, 3rd bay (bay on the right hand side of the beach bar). As usual if people can meet at the GS for 5:30pm, we can take you down to the nest from there. Alternatively those of you already thinking of heading down to the beach, if you keep your eyes peeled for red t-shirts followed by a (fingers crossed) large crowd, you are more than welcome to join them.
Our shop will be open before and after the excavation for and turtle related souvenirs or alternatively, a bucket for donations will be passed round during the end of the excavation, and any money would be greatly appreciate. Without your generous donations the project would not be running today. This project is a charity based organisation, and without your generous donations and the fee that each volunteer pays, we could not be able to run this project, so please give generously to keep this good work going on the conservation of these magnificent creatures.
We hope that many of you can attended this evening,
See you there
Collsy xxx
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Good morning turtle followers,
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, and everyone is welcome to come along. The nest will be on our second beach (Iki), so a car is recommended. As usual we meet at 5:30pm at the Goatshed and then will take a convoy of cars round from there.
May I remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation, and donations are greatly appreciated. Also if you are interested in coming to one of our releases, then the hatchling hotline will be open from 12pm. Please do not call before this time, as we will be unable to pre book anybody in, but do call before if you are interested in the public excavation.
Laura
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, and everyone is welcome to come along. The nest will be on our second beach (Iki), so a car is recommended. As usual we meet at 5:30pm at the Goatshed and then will take a convoy of cars round from there.
May I remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation, and donations are greatly appreciated. Also if you are interested in coming to one of our releases, then the hatchling hotline will be open from 12pm. Please do not call before this time, as we will be unable to pre book anybody in, but do call before if you are interested in the public excavation.
Laura
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Excavation on Iki (16/082011)
Good morning turtle followers,
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, and everyone is welcome to come view it. The nest that we will be excavating is on our second beach (Iki), so a car is going to be needed to transport people to the site. As usual we meet at 5:30pm at the Goatshed and then will take a convoy of cars round from there.
The nest this evening is a Green nest, and is the second clutch of her season. May I remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation, and donations are greatly appreciated. Also if you are interested in coming to one of our releases, then the hatchling hotline will be open from 12pm. Please do not call before this time, as we will be unable to pre book anybody in, but do call before if you are interested in the public excavation.
Hope to see many people there tonight,
Collsy xxx
I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening, and everyone is welcome to come view it. The nest that we will be excavating is on our second beach (Iki), so a car is going to be needed to transport people to the site. As usual we meet at 5:30pm at the Goatshed and then will take a convoy of cars round from there.
The nest this evening is a Green nest, and is the second clutch of her season. May I remind people that no flash photography can be used during the excavation, and donations are greatly appreciated. Also if you are interested in coming to one of our releases, then the hatchling hotline will be open from 12pm. Please do not call before this time, as we will be unable to pre book anybody in, but do call before if you are interested in the public excavation.
Hope to see many people there tonight,
Collsy xxx
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Excavation tonight (14/08/2011)
Good morning one and all,
I am happy to say that we have another excavation on this evening at the usual time of 5:30 meet at the GS. The nest this evening is a logger nest, and is her 2nd clutch of the season. It is situated on our 3rd bay, so if you are already down on the beach, look out for red t-shirts around the meet time and join them at the site.
Our information centre is open from 9:00am onwards, so please feel free to come and visit us. We have a wide range of merchandise on sale and all volunteers are here to answer any questions about the work that we do here.
May I remind people that we are unable to take any bookings for hatchling releases before 12pm. So please feel free to give us a call about whether there is an excavation on this evening, but we will not be able to book you in for a release if there is one until 12pm.
Hope to see you later
Collsy xxx
I am happy to say that we have another excavation on this evening at the usual time of 5:30 meet at the GS. The nest this evening is a logger nest, and is her 2nd clutch of the season. It is situated on our 3rd bay, so if you are already down on the beach, look out for red t-shirts around the meet time and join them at the site.
Our information centre is open from 9:00am onwards, so please feel free to come and visit us. We have a wide range of merchandise on sale and all volunteers are here to answer any questions about the work that we do here.
May I remind people that we are unable to take any bookings for hatchling releases before 12pm. So please feel free to give us a call about whether there is an excavation on this evening, but we will not be able to book you in for a release if there is one until 12pm.
Hope to see you later
Collsy xxx
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Excavation on this evening (13/08/2011)
Good afternoon turtle followers,
Sorry for the late blog update we had a very busy morning, followed by a trip up the north coast to do the north beaches. We do however have an excavation on in a couple of hours (5:30pm). The nest is on our first bay so it’s a short walk to the nest.
Everyone is welcome to come and view the excavation, all we ask is that no flash photography is used during the excavation as this can damage the eye sight of the hatchlings.
Please do come down but if you cannot make it this evening do not fret there is going to be plenty more for the rest of the season.
See you soon
Collsy xxx
Sorry for the late blog update we had a very busy morning, followed by a trip up the north coast to do the north beaches. We do however have an excavation on in a couple of hours (5:30pm). The nest is on our first bay so it’s a short walk to the nest.
Everyone is welcome to come and view the excavation, all we ask is that no flash photography is used during the excavation as this can damage the eye sight of the hatchlings.
Please do come down but if you cannot make it this evening do not fret there is going to be plenty more for the rest of the season.
See you soon
Collsy xxx
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Excavation tonight (11/08/2011)
Good morning one and all,
Yet another busy morning down on the beach this morning, with a total of 6 nest hatching throughout the night. Therefore, I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening. The site is on our second beach, so there is going to be a convoy of cars needed to take you all down to the nest. We do also ask as we have limited transport today whether someone could be so kind as to take a couple of our volunteers down with them to the nest?
The nest this evening is a loggerhead nest, and is the second clutch of this female this season. We hope that many of you can attend!
See you soon
Collsy xxx
Yet another busy morning down on the beach this morning, with a total of 6 nest hatching throughout the night. Therefore, I am happy to say that we do have an excavation on this evening. The site is on our second beach, so there is going to be a convoy of cars needed to take you all down to the nest. We do also ask as we have limited transport today whether someone could be so kind as to take a couple of our volunteers down with them to the nest?
The nest this evening is a loggerhead nest, and is the second clutch of this female this season. We hope that many of you can attend!
See you soon
Collsy xxx
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Excavation this evening (09/08/2011)
Good morning turtle followers,
It’s another busy morning down the Goatshed, hence the early blog update, which makes me happy to say that we do have a public excavation on this evening. Same drill as every other night, we meet at the Goatshed for 5:30, where we will give you a small talk before heading off down to the beach to the nest.
The nest this evening is going o be a green nest so there is a possibility of losing a volunteer down the egg chamber so make sure you bring your camera! All we ask is that no flash photography is used during the excavation and any donations are greatly appreciated. If people who have mobility issues, and cannot walk for long distance, the nest is on our 3rd bay, so you can drive straight to the beach bar and when you see a load of red t-shirts making their way across the beach, follow them to the site.
We hope that many of you can attend.
See you then
Collsy xxx
It’s another busy morning down the Goatshed, hence the early blog update, which makes me happy to say that we do have a public excavation on this evening. Same drill as every other night, we meet at the Goatshed for 5:30, where we will give you a small talk before heading off down to the beach to the nest.
The nest this evening is going o be a green nest so there is a possibility of losing a volunteer down the egg chamber so make sure you bring your camera! All we ask is that no flash photography is used during the excavation and any donations are greatly appreciated. If people who have mobility issues, and cannot walk for long distance, the nest is on our 3rd bay, so you can drive straight to the beach bar and when you see a load of red t-shirts making their way across the beach, follow them to the site.
We hope that many of you can attend.
See you then
Collsy xxx
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Excavation this evening (07/08/2011)
Gooooood morning turtle followers,
We will be having an excavation on this evening at 5:30pm, meet at GS, where we will be taking you down to the nest from there. The nest today is a loggerhead so hopefully an nice easy excavation for the volunteers later!
Last night it happened, we had an eruption of 7 nests, thus the meaning for this early blog update, me and my fellow day hatcher have a very busy morning ahead of us!
Don't forget to call up at 12pm for a chance to book yourselves in for a release, which I am sure we are going to have plenty of hatchlings for you this evening.
Hope to see you later,
Collsy xxx
We will be having an excavation on this evening at 5:30pm, meet at GS, where we will be taking you down to the nest from there. The nest today is a loggerhead so hopefully an nice easy excavation for the volunteers later!
Last night it happened, we had an eruption of 7 nests, thus the meaning for this early blog update, me and my fellow day hatcher have a very busy morning ahead of us!
Don't forget to call up at 12pm for a chance to book yourselves in for a release, which I am sure we are going to have plenty of hatchlings for you this evening.
Hope to see you later,
Collsy xxx
Saturday, August 6, 2011
No excavations today (6/8/2011)
Good morning bloggers,
I am sorry to say that today we will not be having an excavation at 5:30pm... sad times. However there will still be a release on this evening, so don’t forget to call at 12pm for your chance to book yourself in. (05338798533)
Hopefully there will be an excavation on tomorrow, but we will have to wait and see!
The visitor centre is always open for information on the goings on of the project, so pop on down!
Have a good day!
Collsyxxx
I am sorry to say that today we will not be having an excavation at 5:30pm... sad times. However there will still be a release on this evening, so don’t forget to call at 12pm for your chance to book yourself in. (05338798533)
Hopefully there will be an excavation on tomorrow, but we will have to wait and see!
The visitor centre is always open for information on the goings on of the project, so pop on down!
Have a good day!
Collsyxxx
Friday, August 5, 2011
Excavation tonight! (05/08/2011)
Good morning tursty turtle followers,
This afternoon we have another excavation on Alagadi at the same time of 5:30pm meet up at the Goatshed before heading down to the site. The nest that we are excavating this evening is a green nest, being the females fist clutch of the season. As with every excavation we ask that no flash photography to be used during the excavation and any donations that you can give are greatly appreciated. As without your generous donations we would not be able to buy all the cage materials that we are getting through this season!
With this excavation under the belt that make a total of 29 excavations so far this season with well over 170 more to do, making the total of 191 nests this season!!!Definitely one of our record years!
I am afraid to say that we do not have any release on tonight, both the day hatchers on Alagadi and North returned from morning work with no hatchlings thus making a hatchling release impossible. Also I would like to remind people that we are no longer taking any pre-bookings, as we will not know till 12 o'clock whether we have any hatchlings to release. You know our number by now:05338798533.
We hope that we can have another large turnout this evening and hope may can attend!
See you there
Collsyxxx
This afternoon we have another excavation on Alagadi at the same time of 5:30pm meet up at the Goatshed before heading down to the site. The nest that we are excavating this evening is a green nest, being the females fist clutch of the season. As with every excavation we ask that no flash photography to be used during the excavation and any donations that you can give are greatly appreciated. As without your generous donations we would not be able to buy all the cage materials that we are getting through this season!
With this excavation under the belt that make a total of 29 excavations so far this season with well over 170 more to do, making the total of 191 nests this season!!!Definitely one of our record years!
I am afraid to say that we do not have any release on tonight, both the day hatchers on Alagadi and North returned from morning work with no hatchlings thus making a hatchling release impossible. Also I would like to remind people that we are no longer taking any pre-bookings, as we will not know till 12 o'clock whether we have any hatchlings to release. You know our number by now:05338798533.
We hope that we can have another large turnout this evening and hope may can attend!
See you there
Collsyxxx
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Public Excavation today at 5.30 PM!
Hello everyone,
We have another excavation for you at half past five today. Meet at the Goatshed in Alagadi and our volunteers will take you down to the nest site on the beach.
Now that laying season is pretty much over, we are not taking any more advance bookings to see the laying females at night. Each morning we collect up hatchlings from hatched nests that didn't make it out in order to boost the numbers that make it into the sea to combat other pressures on the population such as conflict with fisheries. We release these hatchlings and any from the public excavation after dark so they have a higher chance of surviving predation. If you would like to join us on a hatchling release then please call the Goatshed on +90 0533 8798533 around 12pm to see if we have hatchlings that day.
xx
We have another excavation for you at half past five today. Meet at the Goatshed in Alagadi and our volunteers will take you down to the nest site on the beach.
Now that laying season is pretty much over, we are not taking any more advance bookings to see the laying females at night. Each morning we collect up hatchlings from hatched nests that didn't make it out in order to boost the numbers that make it into the sea to combat other pressures on the population such as conflict with fisheries. We release these hatchlings and any from the public excavation after dark so they have a higher chance of surviving predation. If you would like to join us on a hatchling release then please call the Goatshed on +90 0533 8798533 around 12pm to see if we have hatchlings that day.
xx
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Another excavation!!
Good morning followers,
We have another excavation on this evening down on our second bay. As usual the drill is to meet at the goastshed for 5:30pm where we can take you down to the nest from there.
Tonight the nest that we will be excavating is a loggerhead so we won’t be losing any volunteers head first into the egg chambers trying to reach the bottom of the eggs.
Excavations are coming thick and fast at the moment so if you cannot make it this evening do not fret, we will have plenty more this week. Last night’s turnout was brilliant, and we hope that tonight will be just as big, as without your help and support the project would not be running in top form as it is today. With your generous donations, we are able to afford all the necessary equipment to keep the project going. SO any donations that you would wish to give are greatly appreciated.
As always no flash photography can be used during the excavation, but you are more than welcome to take as many pictures as you wish. So that’s 5:30pm down the GS and down to the excavation site from there.
See you then Collsyxxx
We have another excavation on this evening down on our second bay. As usual the drill is to meet at the goastshed for 5:30pm where we can take you down to the nest from there.
Tonight the nest that we will be excavating is a loggerhead so we won’t be losing any volunteers head first into the egg chambers trying to reach the bottom of the eggs.
Excavations are coming thick and fast at the moment so if you cannot make it this evening do not fret, we will have plenty more this week. Last night’s turnout was brilliant, and we hope that tonight will be just as big, as without your help and support the project would not be running in top form as it is today. With your generous donations, we are able to afford all the necessary equipment to keep the project going. SO any donations that you would wish to give are greatly appreciated.
As always no flash photography can be used during the excavation, but you are more than welcome to take as many pictures as you wish. So that’s 5:30pm down the GS and down to the excavation site from there.
See you then Collsyxxx
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