Technology and tradition team up to watch over a sacred island’s sea turtles

turtle g0182b06e2 1920 Technology and tradition team up to watch over a sacred island’s sea turtles

Takeaways:

  • The uninhabited Poilão Island in Guinea-Bissau is Africa’s more important nesting ground for green sea turtles
  • The island is part of a marine national park whereby to preserve the environment only researchers and some outsiders have access to it.
  • In exchange for access, people must monitor the turtles in order to better protect them.[…]

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