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Hawksbill Hope
Hawksbill Hope, Inc was founded in 2009 to aid in the conservation of Belize’s natural resources. Initial efforts have been providing support to monitoring nesting beaches and collecting data on endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles.
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Turtle Tracking
Hawksbill Hope has successfully deployed two sea turtle satellite tags in the 2011 nesting season. Marymount University students assisted Dr. Rimkus and Kevin Andrewin with deploying the first tag on ‘Hope’. Kevin, who leads the local research and preservation team in Gales Point recently tag the second turtle, named Peace. Two more turtles will be tagged later this summer.
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Student programs
Marymount University offers Marine Biology, taught by Hawksbill Hope founder Dr. Rimkus, and cultural sociology courses in Gales Point Belize. Students assist with Hawksbill Sea Turtle nesting beach monitoring while living in the local community.
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Gales Point Community
Hawksbill Hope works to provide funding and opportunities for Belizeans to be involved in the conservation of their natural resources. Gales Point residents are actively involved in the Hawksbill Sea Turtle nesting beach monitoring and data collection.
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Meet the turtles!
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Olive
Sea Turtle Conservation Network members placed a satellite tag on an olive ridley sea turtle that was found stranded in Belize earlier this year. Kevin Andrewin shared his knowledge and led the team in applying the satellite tag, which was donated by Dr. Todd Rimkus from Marymount University and Hawksbill Hope!
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Peace
Peace is is our second tagged turtle. Thanks to Kevin Andrewin and his Gales Point turtle team for locating and tagging Peace.
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Hope
Hope is our first tagged turtle! After many nights of searching, Kevin Andrewin, who leads the local research and preservation team in Gales Point, Dr. Todd Rimkus and Marymount students tagged her during the study abroad program.
