Giving Tuesday 2021

Giving Tuesday is a day where everyone, everywhere can do something to support the good causes that mean so much to them. It is a day to give back by supporting a cause close to your heart or doing something good for your local community or someone in need.

So this Giving Tuesday 2021, we want to ask for your help. The Olive Ridley Project has an exciting new venture! We are starting up a satellite tagging project, #ORPTrack, to find out more about the journey of our rehabilitated and released sea turtle patients and their preferred habitats.

We will attach a satellite tracking device to suitable sub adult and adult olive ridley turtles that we have rescued, rehabilitated and released. The trackers will then send us continuous updates on the turtle’s whereabouts and diving behaviour. Our team of scientists will then analyse this spatial data to understand:

➡️ where the foraging hotspots are for this species
➡️ what environmental variables make them especially interesting for turtles

We can then hopefully ensure that these areas are protected from human threats, as best we can.

Though we have acquired startup funding, thanks to our partners Thorsten Albrecht, Marine Life Protectors and Legend Bracelets, the project is expected to span at least 3 years. So we need your help.

You can sponsor ORPTrack by:

💛 paying for data for one day (£1.35)
🧡 paying for the activation of one tag (£30)
❤️ contributing data for one month or on a monthly basis (£40)
💖 helping us to buy a brand new tag (£1200)
💜 you can also donate any given amount if you'd prefer

You can donate via our Facebook fundraiser (https://www.facebook.com/donate/318143026799647/) or our website (https://oliveridleyproject.enthuse.com/givingtuesday21#!/)

On behalf of the turtles, thank you for your support 💚 – The Olive Ridley Project Team

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