WIDECAST - Adoption Program
Adoption Options
- Baby turtle US$ 35
- Turtle nest US$ 50
- Adult female turtle US$ 250
- Egg hatchery US$ 500
- Protect a beach sector US$ 1000
- Attach a satellite transmitter to an adult female turtle US$ 5000
Payment Options
Send a check payable to “WIDECAST” in US Dollars to: WIDECAST, 1348 Rusticview Drive, Ballwin, Missouri 63011 USA. To pay online using PayPal, click here and follow the instructions. Be sure to write “Costa Rica Adoption” in the Instructions line! Otherwise, WIDECAST will not know where to credit your donation.
Adoption Form
Benefits Package
Baby turtle US$ 35
Approximately 60 days after egg-laying, baby turtles emerge from their sandy nests on our warm tropical beaches (or in the safety of a guarded hatchery) and find their way to the sea. Each adoptive parent receives a Certificate of Adoption, information about the hatchling adopted (including a photograph of a baby turtle), and our periodic (at least annual) eBulletin.
Nest US$ 50
In Costa Rica Caribbean coast, sea turtle nests are exposed to several threats including poaching (egg theft), erosion, saltwater inundation, and predation. In response, the sea turtle programs in these areas prioritize conservation measures designed to maximize nest protection and survival. If you adopt a nest, you will be contributing to this arduous work and you will receive in exchange a Certificate of Adoption, information about the adopted nest (including a photograph), and our periodic (at least annual) eBulletin.
Adult female turtle US$ 250
Our long-term nesting beach monitoring activities have identified (by flipper-tagging) several hundred nesting females, meaning that we can recognize them from year to year, assemble their reproductive histories, and rejoice that they survived another year at their foraging grounds (far from the nesting beach). If you adopt a nesting female you will receive a Certificate of Adoption, biological information about the adopted female (including a photograph), our periodic (at least annual) eBulletin, and an end-of-year summary of the results of the research carried out on our nesting beaches.
Hatchery US$ 500
A hatchery can be thought of as a rescue center where sea turtle eggs are incubated, and continuous care is given, in order to ensure the release of live hatchlings to the sea following a period of embryonic development. The hatchery safeguards the eggs from threats ranging from their consumption by human and non-human predators to their loss to storms and erosion. Hatcheries are built in all beaches under WIDECAST responsability. By adopting a hatchery, you provide essential support in the management and care of a high percentage of nests each season and you will receive in exchange a Certificate of Adoption, information about the chosen hatchery, our periodic (at least annual) eBulletin, an exclusive program T-shirt, and an end-of-year summary of the results of the research carried out on our nesting beaches.
Beach sector US$ 1000
Our monitored nesting beaches are divided into sectors to facilitate systematic monitoring and record-keeping throughout the annual nesting season. By adopting a beach sector you will be co-financing the continuation of this essential field work, and increasing our opportunities to identify, tag and safeguard individual turtles and their eggs. For supporting our work at this level, you will receive a Certificate of Adoption, information about the sector you adopted (including a description of the habitat and its overall importance as a sea turtle nesting ground), our periodic (at least annual) eBulletin, an exclusive T-shirt, and an end-of-year summary of the results of the research carried out on our nesting beaches.
Adult female turtle with satellite transmitter US$ 5000
Our program has successfully deployed satellite transmitters on post-nesting leatherback sea turtles in order to obtain information about their localized and trans-Atlantic movements and migratory patterns. This information is available in no other way, and provides managers and policy-makers in Costa Rica and beyond unique insight into the conservation needs of these imperiled species away from the nesting beach. By enabling the deployment of a satellite transmitter, you will receive a Certificate of Adoption, information about the female adopted to whom the transmitter is attached, biological information and details of her open ocean movements, our periodic (at least annual) eBulletin, an exclusive T-shirt, and an end-of-year summary of the results of the research carried out on our nesting beaches.
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