http://aboutsal.disqus.com/enTue, 02 Jun 2009 11:34:33 -0000http://www.aboutsal.com/2009/04/cape-verde-to-gain-from-mtcf-wildlife-grant/#comment-10388063<p>While it's true that some money from the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund has been allocated to Cabo Verde, I'm afraid it is nowhere near the quoted $1.5m. A coalition of conservation organisations applied for a grant and were awarded $45,000. $10,000 was spent on a much-needed workshop which brought together a large number of people from central and local govt and from NGOs to begin to formulate a more cohesive strategy for turtle conservation. $3,000 was allocated for training teams from the Camara Municipal in Maio and Sao Nicolau and $2,000 for equipment for those islands. The remaining $30,000 was allocated to Boa Vista to patrol more beaches and try and stem the catastrophic mortality of nesting loggerheads through hunting.</p> <p>Please don't get the impression that Turtle SOS or any other NGO or government body is well funded - we still need as much support as we can get.</p>TurtleSOSTue, 02 Jun 2009 11:34:33 -0000