LocalOceanConservation is a non-profit organization committed to the protection of the Kenyan marine environment.
Kenya
Joined February 2011
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Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
So good to visit the turtle rescue centre near Watamu, Kenya @LocalOceanCo hope we get to see a release #turtlerescue
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Great to be part of a green turtle release today at Turtle bay. Thank you Local Ocean Conservation for the great work you do for the work you do with turtles #turtlerelease #greenturtle #turtlebau #visitwatamu @LocalOceanCo @TurtleBayWatamu – at Watamu, Kenya
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
These are the pictures I have in an amazing online gallery. Totally non profit supporting @TsavoTrust @wildlifeact and @LocalOceanCo africawildlifeart.com Gallery goes live on 15 December. Please retweet and help spread the word #wildearth #pdtv #africa #art #wildlife
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
I’m so excited to be an #artist for Africa Wildlife Art!
This new Gemsbok piece will be on their website, launching next Thursday!
Raising funds for @LocalOceanCo, @wildlifeact, & @TsavoTrust
@DalerRowney acrylic inks
#wildlife #art #wildlifeart #newart #africanwildlife
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
It's 10.30 pm, 13th hour of the Summer School #hackathon, and we are summarising our findings from the analyses of the data set kindly provided by the @LocalOceanCo for tomorrow's outreach event! #CSBER2022Kenya @MawazoInstitute @VolkswagenSt – at Watamu, Kenya
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Do you know how the #greenseaturtle got its name? Here's a clue- it's related to what they eat!
The #seagrass & #algae they eat actually turns their fat #green, giving them their name- isn’t that cool?
📸 : @localoceanco & Buluu Poppy
#ANGARIDeepDive
ALT Green sea turtle swimming in shallow water
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
"[Fish] can experience pain. They can experience pleasure. They have wants, needs, desires. They have feelings. They are individuals." - Jonathan Balcombe
#fishsentience #sentientbeings #fishfeels #fishlives
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
To cap off our Watamu weekend, we participated in a Green Sea Turtles release back to the ocean. Thank you @LocalOceanCo for letting us take part in this🌍🌊🐢
@aphry45
#VisitWatamu #TeamPixel #SaveSeaTurtles – at Watamu, Kenya
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Visited a Turtle Rescue center in Watamu, Kenya & saw the efforts made by @LocalOceanCo to ensure the survival of these beautiful creatures. Also got the opportunity to participate in a Green Sea Turtles release back to the ocean ❤️🐢🌊🌴
#TeamPixel #SaveSeaTurtles
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
We got to learn about Sea Turtles along the Kenyan coastline and how we as locals can play a key role to ensure their survival. It's amazing what@LocalOceanCo is doing to make all this possible. Thank you for the great lessons.
@aphry45
#VisitWatamu #TeamPixel – at Watamu, Kenya
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Baby hawksbill 🐢 getting some help at @LocalOceanCo in Watamu. Was really inspired by these heroes working #ForNature and to #BeatPlasticPollution.
If you want to support their work: localocean.co/support/
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Today I was at @LocalOceanCo with Dr. Faraj. A turtle had swallowed a hook but was saved and brought to the trust. X ray imaging was done, the turtle anaesthetised and the hook surgically removed. Here are some photos. Magdalina is recovering❤️.
@vetmed_unsa
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Congratulations to Ian Craig on being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Scientific Explorers Society.
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Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
We’ve got a beautiful picture of a green sea turtle enjoying some lunch for #TurtleTuesday! Did you know the green turtle is the only sea turtle that is a strict herbivore? It loves to snack on seagrass & algae.
#seaturtle #greenseaturtle #seagrass #algae
Photo: @BethanyHoltz
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Watch this video about the crucial wildlife and conservation research we do here in Penryn. 'Never was there a time when this work was more important and urgent,' Frank Van Veen, Professor of Ecology and Conservation. bit.ly/3Qd6nxZ @UniExeCEC @ConScienceExet #ecology
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Did you know that a sea turtle's facial scales are unique, much like our fingerprints?
This is why, while attempting to identify and record turtles using Photo-ID, our biologists ensure that they capture the sides of a turtle's face!
#SeaTurtleResearch
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Did you know that some species of sea turtles nest in large groups called arribadas? These groups can be anywhere from several hundred to several THOUSAND turtles laying nests at the same time!
Reply below if you know which two sea turtles species can do this? #FunFactFriday
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Did you know #corals & #jellyfish are "cousins"? Corals aren't those rocky tree-like structures you think of—those are thousands of hardened shells built up like little apartments. Inside these colonies are tiny animals with frond-like legs surrounding a mouth— like a jellyfish.
Local Ocean Conservation retweeted
Do sea turtles make a sound? 🗣
Although #SeaTurtles do not have vocal cords and internal ears, scientists have discovered that green sea turtles actually make certain sounds that can be detected both in water and on land!
#SeaTurtleFacts
