Projet

USFWS-MT1774

PROJET

Nom du projet/programme

Conserving Gabon’s endangered sea turtles

Objectif général

To conserve the largest leatherback nesting population in the world and the largest olive ridley nesting population in the Atlantic, both centered in Gabon. The project is intended to address threats on the nesting beaches from poaching, light pollution, and logs which entrap nesting females and hatchlings and in some cases prevent nesting females from nesting on more suitable sites above the high tides; and to reduce sea turtle fisheries bycatch from fish and shrimp trawls, longline fishing vessels, and artisanal fishers.

Financement

296 419 €

Bailleurs

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

Leaders

WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society)