Grant Night Patrol Access to Protect Sea Turtles During Nesting Season

Grant permission for night patrols as a matter of urgency to protect sea turtles in Trinidad and Tobago!

Council of Presidents of the Environment (COPE), as a responsible environmental umbrella organisation, wishes to appeal to the Minister of Health and the Political Directorate to reconsider the decision to not grant the Turtle Patrol groups access to the beaches at night during the turtle nesting season.

Five turtle species, the Loggerhead, Olive Ridley, Green Turtle, Hawksbill, and the Leatherback turtle, are all designated as Environmentally Sensitive Species (ESS) in Trinidad and Tobago and are globally listed as threatened. They come ashore at night during their annual nesting season to lay their eggs and during that process are totally helpless and vulnerable.

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