{"id":239128,"date":"2024-04-13T23:50:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/projekte\/sea-turtles-in-gandoca\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T20:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:03:46","slug":"sea-turtles-in-gandoca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/projekte\/sea-turtles-in-gandoca\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea turtles in Gandoca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;GANDOCA-MANZANILLO&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Sea turtle conservation on the Caribbean coast&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;70px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;0.8em&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;Source Serif Pro Semibold||||||||&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,13,53,0.24)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Faunity-Arribada-Ostional-Schildkroete.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;30%&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; transform_translate_linked=&#8221;off&#8221; min_height=&#8221;464px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;180px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;56px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;43px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; subhead_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; subhead_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; subhead_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;56px||85px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;41px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#006B46&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#006B46&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Sea turtles in Costa Rica<\/h2>\n<p>Costa Rica is a mecca for sea turtles. Five out of seven sea turtle species worldwide come to lay their eggs on the beaches of the Pacific and Caribbean coasts in Costa Rica. In addition, various life stages use the food-rich coastal waters as feeding grounds. Our partner and marine biologist Dr. Christine Figgener is working with the COASTS organization to ensure that sea turtles will continue to come to the beaches of Costa Rica in large numbers to lay their eggs, where the hatchlings will then embark on their first long journey to the Caribbean Sea or the Pacific Ocean after just a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#C2DBE0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#006B46&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Protection and research of<br \/>sea turtles<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"DE-DE\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\">Dr. Christine Figgener and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\">the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coasts-cr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COASTS (Costa Rican Alliance for Sea Turtle Conservation &amp; Science<\/a> ) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\"> protect nesting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\"> females<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\"> and their eggs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\">from poachers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW207344217 BCX8\">erosion of beaches and thus nesting sites, as well as natural enemies.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW207344217 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Between March and July, the <strong><em>endangered leatherback turtle<\/em><\/strong> (&lt;200 nests per year), between May and October the endangered <strong><em>the critically endangered hawksbill turtle<\/em><\/strong> (&lt;200 nests per year) and the<strong><em> green turtle<\/em><\/strong> (&lt;30 nests per year) come to Gandoca to lay their eggs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"DE-DE\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">W<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">uring the nesting season (March to October on the Caribbean coast) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">Christine and her team carry out <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">night patrols and morning reconnaissance tours<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">. You  <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">stay with the nesting females until they have returned to the water and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73432054 BCX8\">secure the laid eggs by moving them to a safer place and burying them there again. <\/span> <\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108166165 BCX8\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"DE-DE\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108166165 BCX8\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW108166165 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PHOTO-2022-12-19-04-48-44.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Stefan, Martin and Christine on the beach at Gandoca.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Stefan, Martin and Christine on the beach at Gandoca.&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Stefan, Martin und Christine am Strand von Gandoca.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Feature Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;29px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Feature 01 Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;35px|0px|0px|0px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Lederschildkroete-Eiablage-\u00a9-Christine-Figgener-480x640px.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Leatherback turtle Costa Rica&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Dr. Christine Figgener with a leatherback turtle laying eggs \u00a9 Christine Figgener&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||26px|40px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;8%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|5%|5%|5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00512C&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#00512C&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#006B46&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px|&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;64px|||||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;27px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>All-round program for the turtles<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;525px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The sea turtles that come to Gandoca are marked, registered and measured. In addition to researching the nesting females, the life of the sea turtles in the water is also studied. Some animals are fitted with a satellite transmitter.   The resulting data will be used, among other things, to show the Costa Rican government ways to make the protection of sea turtles more effective and sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>Habitat conservation is another important area of work for the animal rights activists, as sea turtle populations cannot thrive in the future without a healthy ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Feature 02 Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#C2DBE0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|12px|auto||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|5%|5%|5%&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#00512C&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#006B46&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Habitat protection in action<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#575656&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;525px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>COASTS regularly undertakes campaigns and initiatives to restore the local habitats. 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To this end, between five and ten scientific assistants from the village are employed in Gandoca each season, some of whom used to poach themselves and thus have an alternative and legal income.  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This money can be used to pay one of the local scientific assistants for the nesting season. The scientific assistants are the pillars of the project in Gandoca and support Dr. Christine Figgener, the scientific director, and the project management team. Together with the student interns, the assistants carry out the nightly beach patrols to protect the nesting females and their eggs, relocate nests, mark females and collect data.  <\/li>\n<li>In the area of environmental education in the sense of education for sustainable development, our focus is on schools in the area of the Bribri indigenous people in Talamanca. This promotes new generations of conservationists, teaches life experiences and organizes playful and artistic events that strengthen culture, nature conservation and networking. <\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span>I<span>n order to link the Costa Rica-wide environmental education activities of our local partner organizations, Tropica Verde 2024 launched a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tropica-verde.de\/en\/education-network-in-costa-rica-interview-with-new-coordinator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cross-project education network<\/a><span> <\/span>, which also includes COASTS and its environmental education activities.<\/li>\n<li>In Germany, Tropica Verde raises awareness of the importance of sea turtle conservation through educational campaigns and events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#C2DBE0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#006B46&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>News about this project<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;3&#8243; include_categories=&#8221;128&#8243; meta_date=&#8221;j. 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