STC Membership Brochure - Sea Turtle Conservancy
STC Membership Brochure - Sea Turtle Conservancy
STC Membership Brochure - Sea Turtle Conservancy
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Make a Difference!<br />
Our History<br />
Make a difference for sea turtles by visiting<br />
<strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong>’s website at<br />
www.conserveturtles.org to learn ways you<br />
can get involved!<br />
• Become a member of the oldest sea turtle<br />
conservation group and receive a free sea<br />
turtle adoption with a donation of $25 or<br />
more;<br />
• Sign up for <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong>’s free<br />
E-newsletter and Action Alerts;<br />
• Get hands on with sea turtles at our awardwinning<br />
research station in Costa Rica by<br />
participating in our Eco-Volunteer Experience;<br />
• Get active on your favorite social networking<br />
websites by joining <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> on<br />
Facebook, Twitter and Care2;<br />
• Throw a sea turtle-themed House Party to<br />
raise awareness and support for sea turtles;<br />
• Add the Good<strong>Sea</strong>rch Toolbar to your internet<br />
browser to raise money for turtles<br />
just by searching the web;<br />
• Make a donation<br />
today!<br />
<strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong>, formerly known as<br />
the Caribbean Conservation Corporation, is<br />
the world’s oldest sea turtle research and<br />
conservation group. An international nonprofit<br />
501(c)(3) organization, <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
was founded in 1959<br />
by world-renowned sea<br />
turtle expert Dr. Archie<br />
Carr to save sea turtles<br />
from eminent extinction<br />
through rigorous sciencebased<br />
conservation.<br />
Headquartered in<br />
Florida, the organization<br />
carries out worldwide programs to conserve and<br />
recover sea turtle populations through research,<br />
education, advocacy and protection of the<br />
natural habitats upon which they depend.<br />
Over the course of 50 years, <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong><br />
<strong>Conservancy</strong>’s research programs have yielded<br />
much of what is now known about sea turtles and<br />
the threats they face, and the organization is<br />
applying this knowledge to carry out the world’s<br />
most successful sea turtle protection and<br />
recovery programs.<br />
<strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
4424 NW 13 th Street, Suite B-11<br />
Gainesville, Florida 32609<br />
(P) 352-373-6441<br />
(F) 352-375-2449<br />
stc@conserveturtles.org<br />
www.conserveturtles.org<br />
A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of<br />
Consumer Service by calling toll free 1-800-435-7352 within the state. Registration #CH-2317.<br />
Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.<br />
www.conserveturtles.org
About <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong><br />
It is the mission of <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> <strong>Conservancy</strong> (<strong>STC</strong>) to ensure the survival of sea turtles within the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific through<br />
research, education, training, advocacy and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend.<br />
Research<br />
Education<br />
Advocacy<br />
• Nest Monitoring Studies for Green, Hawksbill<br />
and Leatherback <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong>s at Major Nesting<br />
Beaches in Costa Rica and Panama;<br />
• Migration Pattern Studies for Green,<br />
Leatherback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead and<br />
Olive Ridleys <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong>s throughout the<br />
Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific;<br />
• Genetic Population Analysis of Leatherback,<br />
Green and Hawksbill <strong>Turtle</strong>s;<br />
• In-Water Juvenile Green <strong>Turtle</strong> Study<br />
in Bermuda.<br />
• Online Migration-Tracking Education Program<br />
and Annual Tour de <strong>Turtle</strong>s Migration<br />
Marathon;<br />
• Quarterly <strong>Turtle</strong> Tides Newsletter Featuring<br />
Kid-Friendly Activities;<br />
• Barrier Island Educational Center and<br />
Eco-Explorer Summer Camp in the Archie Carr<br />
National Wildlife Refuge;<br />
• Biologist Training Programs<br />
at Costa Rica, Panama<br />
and Bermuda.<br />
• National and International<br />
Advocacy Efforts Focused<br />
on Protecting Nesting<br />
Beaches and Other<br />
<strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong><br />
Habitats;<br />
Loggerhead <strong>Turtle</strong><br />
Hawksbill <strong>Turtle</strong> by Ann Kugel<br />
Green <strong>Turtle</strong> by Robert Van Dam<br />
“Science-Based <strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong> Conservation Since 1959”<br />
Leatherback <strong>Turtle</strong> by Dan Evans<br />
• Protecting Existing Moratoriums on State and<br />
Federal Offshore Oil Drilling and International<br />
Trade of Endangered Species;<br />
• Increasing Funding for Endangered Species<br />
Programs, and Reducing Incidental Capture of<br />
<strong>Sea</strong> <strong>Turtle</strong>s by International and U.S. Fisheries.