The Indigo Turtles Project bears its fruit as the hatchling season begins. Now it’s easier for thousands of baby sea turtles to get passed the obstacles of nature.

Hatch 1

The partnership of EKAD (Ecological Research Society), OrtaBlu and Mavi Jeans, geared up and arrived on the sunny beaches of Southern Turkey, Belek, Antalya. EKAD volunteers were cooperating with the research center during the nesting season and now they are stronger than ever as more volunteers from OrtaBlu and Mavi Jeans join the bandwagon. Moreover, a social media campaign run on Mavi’s Facebook page brought three lucky fans on this exciting journey. The current step of the project is to coordinate hatchling turtles in their effort to climb out of the nest and reach into the water. Through this journey, the baby turtles face many difficulties and unfortunately, many of them are caused by natural habitat destruction from the tourism industry development of nesting grounds, unnatural light sources that confuse hatchlings and accidental fishing deaths.

Hatch 2

While it takes fifteen years before a hatchling can make eggs of there own, only one in a thousand generally make it that far. With the odds stacked against them, it is collaborations like the Indigo Turtles Project that can hopefully make a difference. You can continue your generous support through purchasing an Indigo Turtles t-shirt via Mavi’s store or their website: http://bit.ly/indigoturtlesmavi

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