Rascarey

  Who are we? RASCAREY was founded in 2020 by Esteban. Esteban is a Costa Rican who was born and raised in this area and he has dedicated more than 15 years of his life to help with the protection of Costa Ricans different sea turtle species. Besides Esteban's passion for the protection of sea turtles, he is passionate about living a sustainable lifestyle - connected to nature & the animals. With RASCAREY he wants to pursue his mission to make an impact on the declining rates of sea turtle populations and inspire people to live a more conscious and harmonious lifestyle.

 Our beautiful home base is considered as one of the most remote, untouched and biodiverse regions of Costa Rica. But this also comes with many challenges, as access to resources is rather difficult. Bringing necessary material to the camp requires a long trip to the next town, which is a 2.5 hours drive away. We are continuously working on our campsite to improve volunteer accommodations, but this still requires a lot of development. One of our biggest goals this year is to be able to replace the very old metal roof, which is falling apart.

 What do we do? 

•Nightly beach patrols to search for nesting turtles 

•Monitoring and maintaining turtle nursery 

•Release of baby turtles Data collection for scientific purposes 

•Weakly beach clean ups Working with natural materials 

•Planting and cultivation of local plants 

•Educational activities to connect people to conservation efforts and sustainable living practices 

 •The main focus of our work is to conduct beach patrols during the night. There we locate turtle nests and collect & transfer the eggs to our turtle hatchery. Our hatchery provides a safe and clean nursing site, where hatchlings (baby turtles) have a high chance of survival. 

 Turtles are facing numerous threats and worldwide six of the seven sea turtle species are classified as threatened or endangered.

 An example of the various dangers they face are: 

*Poaching: sea turtles and their eggs are killed by people for food and for other products such as oil, leather and shell 

*Climate change: loss of nesting beaches due to sea level rise; increase in nesting beach temperatures, impacts the gender of sea turtles which leads to an imbalance and impacts genetic diversity negatively 

*Predators and domesticated animals eating the eggs 

*Illegal vehicular activity that crushes the eggs Boat activity: hundreds of sea turtles are injured due to boat strikes every year 

*Fisheries: incidental capture in fishing gear (bycatch) 

*Pollution: they get entangled in ghost nets & stuck in floating debris or ingest plastic bags as they are often mistaken for jellyfish Habitat destruction: habitats are degraded and destroyed by coastal development (on the shore, but also on the seafloor) 

 With our work we want to go against biodiversity and habitat loss caused by manmade destruction and climate change. By means of our volunteer program, we seek to inspire people to protect our animals and plants on Earth. We want to share our knowledge about sea turtle conservation and sustainable living practices to (re)connect people to nature. 

*** Why do we need your help? Since the beginning, we have had to face many challenges and changes. Due to the pandemic, we have been put in a position whereby we had to use our personal savings to continue with our sea turtle conservation project. Due to the unique and remote location of Rascarey, it requires a lot of effort for humans to live somewhat comfortably here. Necessary trips to gather supplies/goods are very time consuming and costly. We constantly have to maintain our infrastructures due to the humidity from the ocean and the buildup from jungle lifeforms. Also, because of the salty ocean air, things corrode faster than usual. Right now we are in urgent need of help to finance material for the maintenance and improvement of the campsite. Also, to start this years’ turtle nesting season, we are in need of new equipment as well as funding to be able to pay the salaries of our local staff. We are very eager to continue growing our project to protect sea turtles and the environment in this area and hence fulfill our mission to preserve this special place and it’s biodiversity! 

 WEB www.rascarey.com 

INSTAGRAM @rascareycr 

FACEBOOK Rascarey CR

Hola a todos, este gofundme está conectado directamente con el centro de conservación de tortugas Rascarey CR que se encuentra en Bahía Drake en Costa Rica dirigido por Esteban. Este gofundme fue creado originalmente para el inicio del centro y la compra de materiales. Desde entonces se ha hecho mucho trabajo.

Han pasado 3 temporadas con más de 30,000 tortugas salvadas. Muchos voluntarios han dado su tiempo y experiencia. sin vosotros y los voluntarios este proyecto no existiría. Necesitamos unirnos para ayudar a nuestro planeta que se está muriendo en nuestras manos. Dedicamos nuestras vidas a ayudar al futuro, toma lugares con nosotros como voluntarios o si no tienes el tiempo o la oportunidad, una pequeña donación en esta página sería muy apreciada.

Nuestros océanos necesitan nuestra ayuda lo antes posible porque la humanidad depende de ello. ¡Algunos datos sobre las tortugas para ayudarlo a comprender la importancia!

•Sobrevivieron al cataclismo que acabó con los dinosaurios, pero es posible que no sobrevivan a la humanidad. Sin ellos, los ecosistemas están amenazados. Desempeñan un papel clave en nuestros océanos.

•De hecho, casi todo el oxígeno respirable de la Tierra (casi el 21% de la atmósfera terrestre) proviene de los océanos.

•Alrededor de 1 en 1000 sobrevivirá después del nacimiento.

•El hombre es el principal responsable de su peligrosidad a través de la pesca, el plástico, la caza furtiva, etc.

•Los cambios climáticos juegan un papel importante en la elección del sexo, el sexo se decide según la temperatura del nido. El sexo se decide a una temperatura de unos 30,5°C. Más allá de eso se convierten en hembras y por debajo, por supuesto, en machos.

•Los plásticos en las playas afectan mucho la llegada de tortugas. Si hay demasiados objetos, las tortugas terminan poniendo sus huevos directamente en el océano y así pierden la oportunidad de cien huevos.

En resumen, Internet está lleno de información sobre las tortugas y los océanos, ¡tenemos trabajo por hacer!

¡Muchas gracias por tomarse el tiempo de leer y si alguna vez puede hacerlo, una pequeña donación podría hacer una gran diferencia!

Hello everyone, this gofundme is directly connected to the Rascarey CR turtle conservation center located in Bahía Drake in Costa Rica run by Esteban. This gofundme was originally created for the start of the center and the purchase of materials. Since then a lot of work has been done.

3 seasons have passed with more than 30,000 turtles saved. Many volunteers have given their time and expertise. without you and the volunteers this project would not exist. We need to come together to help our planet that is dying in our hands. We dedicate our lives to helping the future, take places with us by volunteering or if you don't have the time or opportunity, a small donation on this page would be greatly appreciated.

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Our oceans need our help as soon as possible because humanity depends on it. Some facts about turtles to help understand the importance!

• Survive the cataclysm that ended the dinosaurs, but you may not survive humanity. Without them, ecosystems are threatened. They play a key role in our oceans.

• Finally, almost all of Earth's breathable oxygen (about 21% of Earth's atmosphere) comes from the oceans.

• About 1 in 1,000 will survive after birth.

•Man is the main responsible for its danger through fishing, plastic, poaching, etc.

•Climatic changes play an important role in the selection of sex, the sex is decided according to the temperature of the nest. Sex is decided at a temperature of 30.5°C. Beyond that set to females and below of course to males.

• The plastics on the beaches sprout a lot from turtles. If there are too many items, the turtles end up putting their huts directly in the ocean, thus missing out on a hundred huts.

In short, the internet is a place full of information about turtles and the oceans, we have work to do!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and if you ever can, a small donation could make a world of difference!