April 20th , 2008: Kick-off for nesting season; Clean-Up Klein Bonaire by STCB
As in past years, STCB in collaboration with STINAPA organized a beach clean-up during the Earth Day celebration. This year it was decided to prepare the beaches on Klein Bonaire for a good start of the 2008 sea turtle nesting season which begins in May.
On Sunday, April 20, a beach clean-up was conducted successfully on Klein Bonaire which is Bonaire's most important hawksbill and loggerhead nesting beach. Maintaining unobstructed access to beaches for egg laying female turtles is extremely important to the survival of these endangered animals.
A total of 90 volunteers participated during this clean-up and 105 bags of trash were collected and sorted for further classification and analysis. Volunteers were mainly residents from the island, with a large group of teenagers from Jong Bonaire participating with two of their youth leaders. The Coast Guard were also part of this clean-up. Another group, with the CIEE Research Station Bonaire, was in charge of classifying and documenting the collected trash. Results from the data collected will be posted when available, and this information can be a good tool to determine the origin of this inadequately disposed garbage on Bonaire.STCB would like to thank staff from STINAPA, Coast Guard, SELIBON, Jong Bonaire, Kantika di Amor, and all the volunteers who participated in this clean-up.
Click here to view the pictures that were taken on that day (the gallery will open in a new window; close this new window to return to the STINAPA website)