Good morning turtle follower,
I must apologise for the blog not being updated yesterday morning, our internet stick had run out of credit! So on with today, I am sorry to announce that there is no excavation on this evening, and we are still waiting for our north base to get in contact with us to see whether we have any hatchlings to release, our Aligadi team came off the beach with no hatchlings this morning and thus we depend now on the north coast team. So we ask that if you are interested in coming to a release and you would like to potentially book in today, that you give us a call on the Goatshed for 12pm and we should then be able to tell whether or not we will be having a release. We will however not be taking any bookings before 12pm. We hope you have a good day!
Collsyxxx
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Excavation tonight!!!
Good morning one and all,
We do have an excavation on this evening at the usual time of 6pm. This nest is our third bay which is on the right if you are coming down from the beach bar. This nest is a green nest, and it has been hatching now for a couple of days, so it is time to excavate it.
As usual (I am sorry to nag) but NO flash photography is to be used during the excavation. There is enough light for descent pictures without the flash, as the flash is so intense that it can damage the eyes and thus will reduce their chance of survival. Again we are a charity organisation and we ask that any donations you can give will be greatly appreciated.
We hope that many people turn up again for the exo. Just a reminder that we are still taking people down for the releasing of the hatchlings so if you are interested in coming to see this, don’t forget to give us a call at 10am.
Hope you all have a good day,
Collsy xx
We do have an excavation on this evening at the usual time of 6pm. This nest is our third bay which is on the right if you are coming down from the beach bar. This nest is a green nest, and it has been hatching now for a couple of days, so it is time to excavate it.
As usual (I am sorry to nag) but NO flash photography is to be used during the excavation. There is enough light for descent pictures without the flash, as the flash is so intense that it can damage the eyes and thus will reduce their chance of survival. Again we are a charity organisation and we ask that any donations you can give will be greatly appreciated.
We hope that many people turn up again for the exo. Just a reminder that we are still taking people down for the releasing of the hatchlings so if you are interested in coming to see this, don’t forget to give us a call at 10am.
Hope you all have a good day,
Collsy xx
Friday, August 27, 2010
Good morning to all!
Good morning turtle followers,
Sorry for the late update, but we are having an excavation on this evening at 6pm as usual at the goatshed. The nest is in the middle of our 3rd bay, which is to the right of the beach bar. So for those with mobility issues can make their way down to the beach bar and someone will walk through the bar to show people the way to the nest. Otherwise just meet at the goatshed and we will walk you down from there.
As usual we ask that during the excavation that no flash photography is used, and we only ask for donations in the form of souvenirs or donations.
Hope to say many people there,
Collsy xx
Sorry for the late update, but we are having an excavation on this evening at 6pm as usual at the goatshed. The nest is in the middle of our 3rd bay, which is to the right of the beach bar. So for those with mobility issues can make their way down to the beach bar and someone will walk through the bar to show people the way to the nest. Otherwise just meet at the goatshed and we will walk you down from there.
As usual we ask that during the excavation that no flash photography is used, and we only ask for donations in the form of souvenirs or donations.
Hope to say many people there,
Collsy xx
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Turtle excavation this evening!!!
Good morning turtle followers,
I am happy to announce that we do have an excavation on this evening. It is on Bay 3 (right of the beach bar). It is a Green nest that has been hatching for 48 hours now, so it is ready to be excavated. We do have a release on this evening, and those who have managed to book a place should meet at our base for 9pm. We are sorry to say that the release has now been fully booked, and most days are booked with in the first 5 minutes of the lines officially opening at 10am. Therefore I say to anyone that wishes to book for one of our releases to have us in speed dial for 10.
For those who are going to meet us for the excavation should meet at our base in Alagadi village for 6pm, where we will take you down to the nest and excavate it. Don't panic if there are no hatchlings found in the nest, we will always bring some that have been excavated this morning for you all to see and take pictures.
Two things that we ask are: 1) no flash photography is to be used during the excavation, it is light enough without the flash, as this can damage the hatchlings eyes and thus their sight. 2) We are a charity organisation and in order to remain running, we ask for any contribution in the form of donations or souvenirs would be greatly appreciated.
We hope to see many people at the excavation tonight,
See you then
Collsyxxx
I am happy to announce that we do have an excavation on this evening. It is on Bay 3 (right of the beach bar). It is a Green nest that has been hatching for 48 hours now, so it is ready to be excavated. We do have a release on this evening, and those who have managed to book a place should meet at our base for 9pm. We are sorry to say that the release has now been fully booked, and most days are booked with in the first 5 minutes of the lines officially opening at 10am. Therefore I say to anyone that wishes to book for one of our releases to have us in speed dial for 10.
For those who are going to meet us for the excavation should meet at our base in Alagadi village for 6pm, where we will take you down to the nest and excavate it. Don't panic if there are no hatchlings found in the nest, we will always bring some that have been excavated this morning for you all to see and take pictures.
Two things that we ask are: 1) no flash photography is to be used during the excavation, it is light enough without the flash, as this can damage the hatchlings eyes and thus their sight. 2) We are a charity organisation and in order to remain running, we ask for any contribution in the form of donations or souvenirs would be greatly appreciated.
We hope to see many people at the excavation tonight,
See you then
Collsyxxx
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Good morning, good morning!
Good morning, good morning
We have no excavation
Good morning, good morning
But we do have a turtle release!
Same as usual; give us a call no earlier than 10a.m. to book a place on the release. Be quick as the places we fill up fast and there is only room for 20 tonight!
If you're lucky enough to get a place, meet us at the Goat Shed no earlier than 8.50. We will then walk you down to the beach to release the hatchlings and answer any questions you have. You are welcome to bring cameras but we ask that you do not use the flash as it disorientates the little hatchlings and could cause damage to their eyesight.
Look forward to the release tonight, all the best bloggers.
Collsy xxx and ~JB~
We have no excavation
Good morning, good morning
But we do have a turtle release!
Same as usual; give us a call no earlier than 10a.m. to book a place on the release. Be quick as the places we fill up fast and there is only room for 20 tonight!
If you're lucky enough to get a place, meet us at the Goat Shed no earlier than 8.50. We will then walk you down to the beach to release the hatchlings and answer any questions you have. You are welcome to bring cameras but we ask that you do not use the flash as it disorientates the little hatchlings and could cause damage to their eyesight.
Look forward to the release tonight, all the best bloggers.
Collsy xxx and ~JB~
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Jam-packed day!
Hey again bloggers. Today is going to be a busy turtle day.
First off, we have a Turtle Fun Day at Lapethos Aqua-Park in Lapta. The tickets are a special price of 10TL and there will be stalls, raffles and games for everyone. Proceeds will be going towards our Project as well as S.P.O.T.; so please come join us at the Aqua-park today from 10am until 5pm - I promise you wont be disappointed and the project will greatly appreciate the support we recieve.
Shortly following our Turtle Fun Day, we will be having another public excavation, same time (6p.m.) and same place (meet at our Alagadi base, the Goatshed). Today's excavation is located on Bay 3 of Alagadi beach, in fact it is about one metre away from yesterday's very successful excavation.
Once again, if you have mobility difficulties you are welcome to wait at the Alagadi beach bar and join us when you see a group of volunteers in red shirts walking across the beach. Hope to see lots of people at 6pm for another informative and eventful excavation.
Finally, we will round of the day with another hatchling release. Unfortunately today's release will be limited to 10 people as we have not found many hatchlings during our morning walks. If you would like to attend please give us a call on 009 0533 879 8533 dead on 10 a.m. (not before!).
So here's to a fun filled and exciting turtle day! Hope everyone can join us and we'll look forward to meeting you all! Keep well bloggers~
~JB~
First off, we have a Turtle Fun Day at Lapethos Aqua-Park in Lapta. The tickets are a special price of 10TL and there will be stalls, raffles and games for everyone. Proceeds will be going towards our Project as well as S.P.O.T.; so please come join us at the Aqua-park today from 10am until 5pm - I promise you wont be disappointed and the project will greatly appreciate the support we recieve.
Shortly following our Turtle Fun Day, we will be having another public excavation, same time (6p.m.) and same place (meet at our Alagadi base, the Goatshed). Today's excavation is located on Bay 3 of Alagadi beach, in fact it is about one metre away from yesterday's very successful excavation.
Once again, if you have mobility difficulties you are welcome to wait at the Alagadi beach bar and join us when you see a group of volunteers in red shirts walking across the beach. Hope to see lots of people at 6pm for another informative and eventful excavation.
Finally, we will round of the day with another hatchling release. Unfortunately today's release will be limited to 10 people as we have not found many hatchlings during our morning walks. If you would like to attend please give us a call on 009 0533 879 8533 dead on 10 a.m. (not before!).
So here's to a fun filled and exciting turtle day! Hope everyone can join us and we'll look forward to meeting you all! Keep well bloggers~
~JB~
Monday, August 23, 2010
We've got an Excavation tonight!
Howdy bloggers!
Excavation tonight at 6pm. Meet at the Goatshed and we'll walk you all down to the beach. As usual we'll be giving you a talk on the whole project (what we do, the people involved and the techniques we use for turtle conservation). It's an informative and worthwhile experience, which will take about 30-45 minutes of your time.
Goatshed news:
- We're adopting a hedgehog
- Our fridge is still broken
- Alison is sunburnt
- And we've run out of squash! D=
Hope to see you all at the excavation! Till next time!
~JB~
Excavation tonight at 6pm. Meet at the Goatshed and we'll walk you all down to the beach. As usual we'll be giving you a talk on the whole project (what we do, the people involved and the techniques we use for turtle conservation). It's an informative and worthwhile experience, which will take about 30-45 minutes of your time.
Goatshed news:
- We're adopting a hedgehog
- Our fridge is still broken
- Alison is sunburnt
- And we've run out of squash! D=
Hope to see you all at the excavation! Till next time!
~JB~
Saturday, August 21, 2010
No excavation tonight
Good morning bloggers,
I am afraid that there are no excavations tonight, and the release has been fully booked already. May I remind people that if they are looking to book for a release they need to be calling at 10am, and from then our bookings to tend to fill up extremely quickly.
Collsy x
I am afraid that there are no excavations tonight, and the release has been fully booked already. May I remind people that if they are looking to book for a release they need to be calling at 10am, and from then our bookings to tend to fill up extremely quickly.
Collsy x
Friday, August 20, 2010
***Excavation tonight***
Good morning turtle bloggers,
I'm happy to announce that we do have an excavation on this evening. We have however already been fully booked for our release this morning but do keep calling in the mornings at 10am to try and book places on other nights!
The nest is located on our second bay, and is thus easily accessible for those with mobility issues - instead of walking down the steps there is at the end of the car park a gradual slope for those who would find it easier to access the beach.
As always we say that no flash photography is used during the excavation as not only does it damage the hatchlings eyes but it also shows how dirty the volunteers are :D. This experience is free of charge, but this project is a charity organisation and thus depends on any donations to maintain the project.
We hope to see many people at the excavation tonight which as usual at 6pm at our base.
Collsy xxx
I'm happy to announce that we do have an excavation on this evening. We have however already been fully booked for our release this morning but do keep calling in the mornings at 10am to try and book places on other nights!
The nest is located on our second bay, and is thus easily accessible for those with mobility issues - instead of walking down the steps there is at the end of the car park a gradual slope for those who would find it easier to access the beach.
As always we say that no flash photography is used during the excavation as not only does it damage the hatchlings eyes but it also shows how dirty the volunteers are :D. This experience is free of charge, but this project is a charity organisation and thus depends on any donations to maintain the project.
We hope to see many people at the excavation tonight which as usual at 6pm at our base.
Collsy xxx
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Excavation this evening
Good Morning turtle bloggers,
Firstly I would like to say a huge thank you and fond farewell to Farid who after being with the project from the beginning has just left for home in Pakistan. Thank you Faird for all your help and wonderful cooking I don’t know how we are going to survive now!! Have a safe journey home!! – We are all going to be lost without you!
On other news, we do not have an excavation on this evening, but we are having a release, we have 10 spaces remaining, so if you are interested in coming down for the release please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
Hope you all have a good day and hopefully we will have an excavation on tomorrow, but we are not certain so give us a call in the morning and we will let you know.
We are always open to the general public for any information, so please to hesitate to come down and find out about the project and souvenirs are always on sale.
All the best
Collsy xxx
Firstly I would like to say a huge thank you and fond farewell to Farid who after being with the project from the beginning has just left for home in Pakistan. Thank you Faird for all your help and wonderful cooking I don’t know how we are going to survive now!! Have a safe journey home!! – We are all going to be lost without you!
On other news, we do not have an excavation on this evening, but we are having a release, we have 10 spaces remaining, so if you are interested in coming down for the release please don’t hesitate to give us a call.
Hope you all have a good day and hopefully we will have an excavation on tomorrow, but we are not certain so give us a call in the morning and we will let you know.
We are always open to the general public for any information, so please to hesitate to come down and find out about the project and souvenirs are always on sale.
All the best
Collsy xxx
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
***Excavation tonight***
Good morning Turtle followers!
I am glad to write that we do have an excavation on this evening at the usual time of 6:00pm. Our nest is on our second bay so there is less of a walk for those with mobility issues. Although if you do struggle the beach bar is the other option of getting down to the beach, but you will need to walk back on yourself towards Alagadi until you meet the excavation team.
The nest that we will be excavating this evening is a Loggerhead nest, and has been hatching for a couple of days, and it has now been 48hours after the last hatchling emerged so it is ready to be excavated.
Although we can not guarantee that any hatchlings will still be remaining in the nest, we will always have some to show everyone, which our morning hatches have just collected from their morning walks. So have no fear you will all see some hatchlings.
The one thing that we do ask of you all that not flash photography is used during the excavation as it can damage the eye sight of the hatchlings due to its intensity. We also ask that any donations during the excavation or even of the perches of souvenirs would be greatly appreciated, as we are a charity organisation, and without your help we can not continue our work here, so please if you are feeling generous please dig deep into your pockets and give any thing you can and help us stay out here and continue to help conserve the turtles!
I am glad to write that we do have an excavation on this evening at the usual time of 6:00pm. Our nest is on our second bay so there is less of a walk for those with mobility issues. Although if you do struggle the beach bar is the other option of getting down to the beach, but you will need to walk back on yourself towards Alagadi until you meet the excavation team.
The nest that we will be excavating this evening is a Loggerhead nest, and has been hatching for a couple of days, and it has now been 48hours after the last hatchling emerged so it is ready to be excavated.
Although we can not guarantee that any hatchlings will still be remaining in the nest, we will always have some to show everyone, which our morning hatches have just collected from their morning walks. So have no fear you will all see some hatchlings.
The one thing that we do ask of you all that not flash photography is used during the excavation as it can damage the eye sight of the hatchlings due to its intensity. We also ask that any donations during the excavation or even of the perches of souvenirs would be greatly appreciated, as we are a charity organisation, and without your help we can not continue our work here, so please if you are feeling generous please dig deep into your pockets and give any thing you can and help us stay out here and continue to help conserve the turtles!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Excavation Tonight!!!
Hello Turtle Lovers!!
Just a little update, there will be a nest excavation tonight at 6pm. The nest being excavated is at bay 3 of Alagadi, it is a green turtle nest so we are expecting a nice amount of eggs and hopefully some hatchlings for everyone to see!
There will be some hatchlings brought down to the excavations so everyone will get a chance to see them and take some pictures. We do stress that that all flashes are turned off as they can damage the hatchlings eyesight.
We will meet at the goatshed at 6pm but if anyone has any mobility issues then you can wait at the beach bar until you see a large group of people being led by the red shirted volunteers!
Donations are gratefully received and as this is a charity organisation we run on them, there are also many souvenirs available at the info room!
Hope to see all you turtle enthusiasts tonight!
Errol
Just a little update, there will be a nest excavation tonight at 6pm. The nest being excavated is at bay 3 of Alagadi, it is a green turtle nest so we are expecting a nice amount of eggs and hopefully some hatchlings for everyone to see!
There will be some hatchlings brought down to the excavations so everyone will get a chance to see them and take some pictures. We do stress that that all flashes are turned off as they can damage the hatchlings eyesight.
We will meet at the goatshed at 6pm but if anyone has any mobility issues then you can wait at the beach bar until you see a large group of people being led by the red shirted volunteers!
Donations are gratefully received and as this is a charity organisation we run on them, there are also many souvenirs available at the info room!
Hope to see all you turtle enthusiasts tonight!
Errol
Sunday, August 15, 2010
***Public Excavation Tonight***
Hi there everyone!
Just letting you know that we have both a public excavation and hatchling release tonight. Unfortunately our hatchling release is already fully booked; if you would like to experience a hatchling release please give us a call (0095.338.798.533) at 10a.m. the day you would like to come. Please note, releases do not occur every day and numbers are limited.
This evenings excavation is on Bay 3 of Alagadi beach. If you would like to attend please meet at our base camp at 6pm and we will escort everyone down to the designated site.
If you do have mobility difficulties, there is a car park located half way along the beach at the beach bar. Just look out for volunteers in red tshirts and a large mass of people walking down the beach just after 6pm.
Also, I would like to stress that flash photography is not allowed as it can damage the hatchlings eyesight.
We hope that many can make it tonight! We look forward to showing you what turtle conservation is all about!
~JB~
Just letting you know that we have both a public excavation and hatchling release tonight. Unfortunately our hatchling release is already fully booked; if you would like to experience a hatchling release please give us a call (0095.338.798.533) at 10a.m. the day you would like to come. Please note, releases do not occur every day and numbers are limited.
This evenings excavation is on Bay 3 of Alagadi beach. If you would like to attend please meet at our base camp at 6pm and we will escort everyone down to the designated site.
If you do have mobility difficulties, there is a car park located half way along the beach at the beach bar. Just look out for volunteers in red tshirts and a large mass of people walking down the beach just after 6pm.
Also, I would like to stress that flash photography is not allowed as it can damage the hatchlings eyesight.
We hope that many can make it tonight! We look forward to showing you what turtle conservation is all about!
~JB~
Friday, August 13, 2010
***Excavation this evening at 6pm***
Good morning everyone!
I hope that we find you well this morning!! I'm glad to say that we do have an excavation on this morning, but our release is already fully booked.
As with yesterday the excavation is going to be on Iki our second beach, and will be convoying it over to the nest.
The nest is a green nest and has been hatching only for a couple of days. We have not had many out of this nest so far, so we hope that we will find some still struggling up through the sand.
I am sorry to keep mentioning it but we still need to drill in the message that no flash photography is to be used during the excavation, as it can impair the hatchling's sight.
We hope that many people will turn up this evening!!
Hope to see you there
Collsyxxx
I hope that we find you well this morning!! I'm glad to say that we do have an excavation on this morning, but our release is already fully booked.
As with yesterday the excavation is going to be on Iki our second beach, and will be convoying it over to the nest.
The nest is a green nest and has been hatching only for a couple of days. We have not had many out of this nest so far, so we hope that we will find some still struggling up through the sand.
I am sorry to keep mentioning it but we still need to drill in the message that no flash photography is to be used during the excavation, as it can impair the hatchling's sight.
We hope that many people will turn up this evening!!
Hope to see you there
Collsyxxx
Thursday, August 12, 2010
***Excavation for the Nation!***
Good morning turtle bloggers!
I am glad to inform you that we do have an excavation on this evening!!
The nest that we will be excavating will be on our second beach over on Iki. This means that we require people to meet us at the goatshed, and we will form a convoy over to the next beach. There will be a volunteer at the turn off of the road so that any stragglers in the convoy know the way to go.
This nest is going to be a logger nest, and has been hatchling for a couple of days, so we hope that there will still be some stragglers left in the nest.
I am afraid that our release to night is already fully booked so for those who are attending the excavation, arrive at the goatshed at 6:00pm.
The one thing that we ask is that no flash photography is used and these experiences are free of charge, so we ask for any donations would be greatly appreciated!
We hope to see you all tonight!
Have a good day.
Collsyxxx
I am glad to inform you that we do have an excavation on this evening!!
The nest that we will be excavating will be on our second beach over on Iki. This means that we require people to meet us at the goatshed, and we will form a convoy over to the next beach. There will be a volunteer at the turn off of the road so that any stragglers in the convoy know the way to go.
This nest is going to be a logger nest, and has been hatchling for a couple of days, so we hope that there will still be some stragglers left in the nest.
I am afraid that our release to night is already fully booked so for those who are attending the excavation, arrive at the goatshed at 6:00pm.
The one thing that we ask is that no flash photography is used and these experiences are free of charge, so we ask for any donations would be greatly appreciated!
We hope to see you all tonight!
Have a good day.
Collsyxxx
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
No excavation this evening :(!!!
Good morning fellow bloggers, I hope we find you well this fine morning!!
I am afraid that there is no public excavation on this evening and our release is fully booked. We will not know whether there is an excavation on tomorrow until morning, so all I can say is keep your eyes peeled and you thumbs hovering over the dial pad for the goatshed and we will hopefully know soon!
We will know whether or not we will be having an excavation first thing in the morning, but we will not know about a release until us morning hatchers return from the beach from our mornings work hopefully with prize hatchlings in hand. Hopefully we will be off the beach by 10 and able to start booking people in for the releases.
Have a good day!
Collsyxxx
I am afraid that there is no public excavation on this evening and our release is fully booked. We will not know whether there is an excavation on tomorrow until morning, so all I can say is keep your eyes peeled and you thumbs hovering over the dial pad for the goatshed and we will hopefully know soon!
We will know whether or not we will be having an excavation first thing in the morning, but we will not know about a release until us morning hatchers return from the beach from our mornings work hopefully with prize hatchlings in hand. Hopefully we will be off the beach by 10 and able to start booking people in for the releases.
Have a good day!
Collsyxxx
Monday, August 9, 2010
Excavation Tonight!!
Merhaba,
I hope all our blog readers are well and enjoying the lovley weather out here in North Cyprus!
Just to let everyone know there will be an excavation tonight at the usual time of 6pm. It is a green turtle nest and we are hoping we will find some live hatchlings! But as usual we will bring some hatchlings for all to see.
We will meet at the goatshed at 6pm but if anyone has any mobility issues then you can wait at the beach bar until you see a large group of people being led by the red shirted volunteers!
We do ask that there is no flash photography as it affects the sight of the hatchlings. This is a charity that runs totally on donations so any donations will be gratefully received, there are also many souvenirs available at the info room!
I look forward to seeing everyone tonight!!
Errol
I hope all our blog readers are well and enjoying the lovley weather out here in North Cyprus!
Just to let everyone know there will be an excavation tonight at the usual time of 6pm. It is a green turtle nest and we are hoping we will find some live hatchlings! But as usual we will bring some hatchlings for all to see.
We will meet at the goatshed at 6pm but if anyone has any mobility issues then you can wait at the beach bar until you see a large group of people being led by the red shirted volunteers!
We do ask that there is no flash photography as it affects the sight of the hatchlings. This is a charity that runs totally on donations so any donations will be gratefully received, there are also many souvenirs available at the info room!
I look forward to seeing everyone tonight!!
Errol
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Excavation Tonight!
Hi Everyone
Just to let you all know that there will be an excavation tonight at 6pm. It's a Loggerhead nest that has been hatching for two days so hopefully we will be expecting some live hatchlings... fingers crossed!!! We will however also have some hatchlings for you all to see when we are down there which hatched last night.
We must stress that there is to be no flash photography due to the damage it inflicts on the sight of the hatchlings. Any donations gratefully recieved!!!
Hope to see you all down there :)
x Alice x
Just to let you all know that there will be an excavation tonight at 6pm. It's a Loggerhead nest that has been hatching for two days so hopefully we will be expecting some live hatchlings... fingers crossed!!! We will however also have some hatchlings for you all to see when we are down there which hatched last night.
We must stress that there is to be no flash photography due to the damage it inflicts on the sight of the hatchlings. Any donations gratefully recieved!!!
Hope to see you all down there :)
x Alice x
Friday, August 6, 2010
****Excavation****
Good morning to all,
We have another excavation on this evening. However today is a little different. The nest that we will be excavating is located on the second beach over the headland from Alagadi. As normal we will be asking people to meet at our Goatshed for 6:00pm. From then we will jump in the cars and convoy you all round to the next car park and bay.
The nest is a Green nest that has been hatching for just over 24 hours, so hopefully we will still find some live hatchlings in the chamber still!! - Although we can not promise you that you will see the hatchlings emerging from the nest, we will have some hatchlings that have been collected from the beach this morning for you all to see and have a photo opportunity. We do stress though that no flash photography is used, as it can seriously impair the sight of the hatchlings.
We welcome all to come and visit us tonight, and I look forward to seeing many faces at our excavation!
Collsy xxx
We have another excavation on this evening. However today is a little different. The nest that we will be excavating is located on the second beach over the headland from Alagadi. As normal we will be asking people to meet at our Goatshed for 6:00pm. From then we will jump in the cars and convoy you all round to the next car park and bay.
The nest is a Green nest that has been hatching for just over 24 hours, so hopefully we will still find some live hatchlings in the chamber still!! - Although we can not promise you that you will see the hatchlings emerging from the nest, we will have some hatchlings that have been collected from the beach this morning for you all to see and have a photo opportunity. We do stress though that no flash photography is used, as it can seriously impair the sight of the hatchlings.
We welcome all to come and visit us tonight, and I look forward to seeing many faces at our excavation!
Collsy xxx
Thursday, August 5, 2010
***Excavation tonigh!!!***
Good morning bloggers,
We do have another excavation on this evening, so we would like people to arrive at our base for 6:00om. We will not be releasing any of the hatchlings out of the nest. We have got a release on this morning, however we are booking up fast and so far tonight only have 2 more places remaining.
All are welcome to come down to the excavation so please feel free to come and visit us. We only ask that no flash photography is used during the excavation as it will be light enough to take pictures. We also ask that any donations that you can give would be gratefully appreciated in keeping the project funded!
We hope many of you can make it tonight.
See you soon
Collsy xxx
We do have another excavation on this evening, so we would like people to arrive at our base for 6:00om. We will not be releasing any of the hatchlings out of the nest. We have got a release on this morning, however we are booking up fast and so far tonight only have 2 more places remaining.
All are welcome to come down to the excavation so please feel free to come and visit us. We only ask that no flash photography is used during the excavation as it will be light enough to take pictures. We also ask that any donations that you can give would be gratefully appreciated in keeping the project funded!
We hope many of you can make it tonight.
See you soon
Collsy xxx
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Excavation tonight!!
Good morning turtle followers!!
I am happy to say that we have an excavation on this evening and we invite anyone who wishes to attend to come down and see it.
The nest is on Bay 3, so for those with mobility issues may want to drive straight down to the beach bar and keep an eye out for red t-shirts who will be able to lead you to the nest.
So we would like everyone to meet at a slightly different time 6:45 - 7:00 where upon volunteers will lead you down to the nest and commence the excavation. We will not be releasing any of the hatchlings found in this nest, but we will be releasing the few that braved coming up on this mornings walk.
So we welcome anyone who wishes to come and watch our excavation and release. We do however, ask that no flash photography is used during the excavation as it can damage the sight of the hatchlings. At the end of the night we do also ask for any donations that you are willing to give, as we are a none funded charity organisation that relies on the volunteers fee to come on the project, and donations to buy equipment, and to keep the project alive and running. So any donations would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hope to see many faces this evening!
Collsy xxx
I am happy to say that we have an excavation on this evening and we invite anyone who wishes to attend to come down and see it.
The nest is on Bay 3, so for those with mobility issues may want to drive straight down to the beach bar and keep an eye out for red t-shirts who will be able to lead you to the nest.
So we would like everyone to meet at a slightly different time 6:45 - 7:00 where upon volunteers will lead you down to the nest and commence the excavation. We will not be releasing any of the hatchlings found in this nest, but we will be releasing the few that braved coming up on this mornings walk.
So we welcome anyone who wishes to come and watch our excavation and release. We do however, ask that no flash photography is used during the excavation as it can damage the sight of the hatchlings. At the end of the night we do also ask for any donations that you are willing to give, as we are a none funded charity organisation that relies on the volunteers fee to come on the project, and donations to buy equipment, and to keep the project alive and running. So any donations would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hope to see many faces this evening!
Collsy xxx
My Turtle Experience by Errol Ibrahim
In just a week of working for the Marine Turtle Project I have witnessed some of the most amazing events of my 22 year life, so far. I am very familiar with North Cyprus and have been to its beautiful beaches and climbed the barren mountains, but seeing a Green Turtle hatchling rising from the sand to see the star lit sky for the first time is something I find very hard to describe in words.
When first arriving here at Alagadi I didn’t know quite what to expect, but I was thrown into the deep end on my first walk. An adult Green Turtle had emerged from the water and began its search for a suitable area to lay its eggs, making sure I could not be seen by the turtle I began to army crawl behind and watched it dig out a body pit with its powerful flippers. After around an hour of digging the body pit and then the egg chamber she started to lay her eggs, hopefully not in vain as only 1 hatchling in a 1,000 makes it to maturity (around 20-30 years old). Not only was I lucky to see a laying turtle on my first ever walk but this turtle needed a satellite attached which I watched in an almost trance like state, I will definitely be looking out at www.seaturtle.org where you can follow the movements of turtles which have a satellite.
The nesting season has now almost come to an end, with three days of no nesting activity we are beginning to accept that those types of experiences are coming to an end. However the end of the nesting season marks the beginning of the hatching season which is every bit as amazing. So far I have been lucky enough to see 36 Green hatchlings emerge from a nest and other nests with one or two hatchlings appear (these nests are expected to “boom” very soon). Once hatchlings are found and measured they can be released back to the sea, each time it amazes me how their natural instincts guide them to the vast Mediterranean Sea where they will hopefully mature into adults and return to Alagadi.
Public excavations and releases are now taking place; to book a space to come along please check this blog (www.turtleproject2010.blogspot.com) for updates or call 0090 533 879 8533 and hopefully you can experience one of nature’s greatest shows!
Errol Ibrahim
When first arriving here at Alagadi I didn’t know quite what to expect, but I was thrown into the deep end on my first walk. An adult Green Turtle had emerged from the water and began its search for a suitable area to lay its eggs, making sure I could not be seen by the turtle I began to army crawl behind and watched it dig out a body pit with its powerful flippers. After around an hour of digging the body pit and then the egg chamber she started to lay her eggs, hopefully not in vain as only 1 hatchling in a 1,000 makes it to maturity (around 20-30 years old). Not only was I lucky to see a laying turtle on my first ever walk but this turtle needed a satellite attached which I watched in an almost trance like state, I will definitely be looking out at www.seaturtle.org where you can follow the movements of turtles which have a satellite.
The nesting season has now almost come to an end, with three days of no nesting activity we are beginning to accept that those types of experiences are coming to an end. However the end of the nesting season marks the beginning of the hatching season which is every bit as amazing. So far I have been lucky enough to see 36 Green hatchlings emerge from a nest and other nests with one or two hatchlings appear (these nests are expected to “boom” very soon). Once hatchlings are found and measured they can be released back to the sea, each time it amazes me how their natural instincts guide them to the vast Mediterranean Sea where they will hopefully mature into adults and return to Alagadi.
Public excavations and releases are now taking place; to book a space to come along please check this blog (www.turtleproject2010.blogspot.com) for updates or call 0090 533 879 8533 and hopefully you can experience one of nature’s greatest shows!
Errol Ibrahim
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