To prevent many species of sea turtles from going extinct in our lifetime, sea turtles need to be protected throughout their lifecycles.

Since our earliest days, Turtle Island Restoration Network has worked with community volunteers and partner organizations to protect nesting females, eggs and baby sea turtles on beaches in places like Nicaragua, Texas, Costa Rica, Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Through our efforts, we’ve created a National Wildlife Refuge in Nicaragua to protect the most important olive ridley sea turtle nesting beach, and created six community-based beach nesting projects in Costa Rica. Today, we’ve recruited and coordinated thousands of volunteers to patrol more than 16,000 miles of beach on the Upper Texas Coast for nesting Kemp’s ridley sea turtles.

Help us work to protect critical sea turtle nesting beaches and baby hatchlings by symbolically adopting a nest of sea turtle hatchlings for yourself or a loved one.

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TIRN the TIDE: Conservation & Education Center Campaign Launches in Galveston!

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Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) and its Gulf of Mexico office are excited to take a bold step toward advancing marine conservation with the launch of the TIDE Campaign. This…

Don’t Harass Resting Sea Turtles!

| 2025, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Hawaii, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, News, Sea Turtles, Turtles, Videos | No Comments
Hawai'i is one of the few places in the world where amazing, gentle and endangered sea turtles (locally known as “honu”) leave the ocean to rest, digest and warm up…

Where Have All The Turtles Gone (at Cocos Island National Park)?

| 2025, Cocos Island, Cocos-Galapagos Swimway, Conservation, Eastern Tropical Pacific, Endangered/Threatened Species, Marine Biodiversity, Sea Turtles, Turtles | No Comments
A new scientific paper (with a long name), Multidecadal underwater surveys reveal declines in marine turtles by a collaboration of scientists and institutions, including Turtle Island Restoration Network, shows a…