Ep37: Saving Sea Turtles from Sargassum in Curacao with Ard Vreugdenhill & Julietta Castro

Ard Vreugdenhill is storyteller and conservationist with Nature Connecting, an NGO.  He just finished working in Barbados. Before that, he worked for over five years for Sea Turtle Conservation in Curacao. Julieta Castro is a volunteer for Sea Turtle Conservation in Curacao and is 15 years old, our youngest podcast guest so far.

Listen to the episode to hear about:

• Intern introduction (0:39)
• Episode transcripts (0:57)
• Guest introductions (3:11)
• What sargassum is to Ard and Julietta (4:36)
• 2021 sargassum season in Curacao (7:30)
• Sea turtle conservation and sargassum management (9:28)
• Rescuing sea turtles from sargassum (11:53)
• Building a rescue team (15:40)
• Number of turtles that were rescued (17:00)
• What it looks like when a turtle is rescued (18:58)
• What happens after rescue (22:48)
• First aid for the turtles (25:17
• Feeding the turtles in the aquarium (29:30)
• Rescue and COVID (33:32)
• Julietta’s media presence (35:26)
• Sea Turtle Conservation Curacao (40:39)
• Nature Connecting NGO (44:34)
• What’s next for Julietta (47:32)
• Debrief (51:17)

Transcript

Learn more about Ard and Julietta:
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֍ Instagram

֍ LinkedIn

֍ Website

֍ News Article

֍ Media Appearance

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