Turtle Protection

The Endangered Wildlife Trust is a British registered charity established in 1989 specifically to purchase 800 hectares of tropical rainforest on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. This became the Pacuare Nature Reserve.The reserve is rich in wildlife but its special mission has been to protect the critically endangered Leatherback Turtles which nest along its 6 kms. of beach. More recently, two Leatherback Turtle projects were started near Bocas in neighbouring Panama where the need for protection is even greater. We have active volunteer programmes for all three sites. Turtle Volunteeers can easily combine all three beaches in one conservation experience. More here...