MEMANTA Sea Turtle Hatchery
The Sea Turtle Directory
Country: Nicaragua
Organization / Project Name: MEMANTA
Website: https://memanta.org
Email: mail@memanta.org
Description: Voluntourism, Conservation Experiences, Nature Retreat - MEMANTA is a growing sea turtle project founded by german conservationist Daniela Berg. Each year we save, in collaboration with the local community, over 150 nests from poaching by relocating them to our hatchery. We receive international volunteers and interns from the fields of biology and geography who get trained in patrol and hatchery techniques and help us both physically and financially to maintain our conservation efforts. During the turtle off-season, we offer short-term stays and ecotourism programs. Apart from that, we maintain a native beachfront forest and a small farm to live freely and sustainably.
Species of focus: Olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea)
Volunteer program: Yes
Tourist activities (Y/N): Yes
Primary Areas of Work: Environmental education/community outreach, Nesting beach monitoring, Beach protection, Pollution mitigation
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/MemantaNicaragua/
Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/memantanicaragua/