'Adopt' a turtle hatchling at the Two Oceans Aquarium, save a life

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'Adopt' a turtle hatchling at the Two Oceans Aquarium, save a life
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The 2OceansAquarium at the VandAWaterfront is calling on members of the public to 'adopt' a turtle hatchling. Here's why it's so important:

The Two Oceans Aquarium and the Two Oceans Aquarium Education Foundation’s latest sea turtle adoption campaign is encouraging, and calling on members of the public, corporates, and other organisations to “adopt” one of the sea turtle hatchlings that is currently being rehabilitated by the Foundation.

“We are very excited to be launching our 2022 hatchling adoptions. Looking after each individual little hatchling takes an incredible amount of care and costs a lot of money – approximately R8 000 per individual! We are putting the hatchlings up for adoption at R6 000 to allow members of the public, communities, school groups, friends, etc. to join forces to adopt one of these babies,” said Talitha Noble .

northern KwaZulu-Natal. After hatching, the tiny loggerhead hatchlings make their way into the warm Agulhas Current where they drift south along with this current. Each specific rehabilitation process is dictated by the individual turtle. Rehabilitation may include X-rays, MRI scans, physiotherapy, targeted medication, and procedures as well as specialised operations.

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