Saving Sea Turtles in Ghana, One Life at a Time Lecture
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| Dates: | Thursday, March 29, 2018 - Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
| Hours: | 7 p.m. |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | see below |
| Category: | Lectures/Discussions |
They contacted local village chiefs in the western part of the country and recruited a team of community volunteers to begin nightly beach patrols to deter poachers.
Within a few years, thousands of turtle eggs and nesting turtles were saved.
Flynn founded the group, Wildseas, which began its work on sea turtle nesting beaches and then expanded to solving the problem of sea turtles getting entangled in offshore fishing nets.
Volunteers worked with fishermen to safely release turtles caught in the nets, and nearly 1,000 turtles have been saved since 2012.
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The Aquarium Lecture Series is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
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1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA, 02110 map
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