Coastal Wildlife Club, Inc.
The Sea Turtle Directory
Country: United States (contiguous)
Organization / Project Name: Coastal Wildlife Club, Inc.
Website: www.coastalwildlifeclub.org
Email: info@coastalwildlifeclub.org
Description: COASTAL WILDLIFE CLUB, Inc. (CWC) is an entirely volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness about coastal areas and particularly the wildlife species which depend upon beach and dune habitats in southwest Florida. Our primary and most visible project is monitoring beaches for sea turtle activity in Charlotte and Sarasota counties on Manasota Key, where sea turtles nest in greater numbers than anywhere else on the Gulf coast, and on a small section of Knight Island south of Stump Pass.
Species of focus: Kemp’s ridleys (Lepidochelys kempii), Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), Loggerheads (Caretta caretta)
Volunteer program: Yes
Tourist activities (Y/N): No
Primary Areas of Work: Environmental education/community outreach, Stranding response, Nesting beach monitoring
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/CoastalWildlifeClub