Asociacion Rescate y Conservacion de Vida Silvestre (ARCAS)
The Sea Turtle Directory
Country: Guatemala
Organization / Project Name: ARCAS - Parque Hawaii
Website: www.arcasguatemala.org
Email: cmuccio@arcasguatemala.org
Description: ARCAS manages the Hawaii Park and Sea Turtle Hatchery, as well as the larger 4000ha Hawaii Multiple Use Area. It also manages a crawl count population monitoring program that includes 6 additional index beaches along the Pacific coast of Guatemala.
Species of focus: Olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea), Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea)
Volunteer program: Yes
Tourist activities (Y/N): Yes
Primary Areas of Work: Nesting beach monitoring, Environmental education/community outreach
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/ArcasGuatemala
Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/arcasguate
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/ArcasGuate