Caribbean Turtles Get A Health Check-up In Curacao

WILLEMSTAD — These Caribbean turtles are getting their health checked by the British navy in Curacao.

British sailors joined hands with a conservation organization to check them for diseases

They also helped clean up the local turtle habitat, clearing 440 pounds of ocean plastic

[Ard Vreugdenhil /Field Director/ Sea Turtle Conservation of Curacao]

“HMS Dauntless was here today, teaming up with Sea Turtle Conservation Curacao in a joint operation to catch some turtles in a research project here in Curacao to find out the causes of diseases on the turtles here, the turtle population. Was a great collaboration, some clean-up activities, turtle catching, turtle checking, so a great insight in what conservation means.”