It's an application for funding in support of these marine animals.
The CRAM-Q (Rehabilitation Center of Marine Animals of okra), managed by SPVS (Portuguese Society of Wildlife), intends to acquire a set of transmitters needed to monitor the turtles after their release into the ocean. A tracking device that is very important for the teams of scientists, as it is the best way to ultimately assess the success rate of the animal's recovery. Using post-release monitoring CRAM-Q is able to know where the turtles are heading, what kind of dives are made and more importantly, is the only way to find the ocean regions (migration corridors, feeding areas , etc.) that are actually relevant to the various species.
Until 2009 it was thought that the appearance of sea turtles was a "marginal occurrence" in Portuguese waters. Since then, the research team has been able to demonstrate that they are much more common in our waters than previously thought. In fact, only in 2011 150 stranded animals were reported, and 60 specimens were observed during an air census, having since been rehabilitated, from common turtles (Caretta caretta), green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). At this time the rehabilitation center Okra cannot meet the necessary budget to acquire the essential turtle transmitters. Currently, all available cash only supports the operating costs, such as food and medicine, the specific analysis and veterinary care, staff salaries and maintenance of facilities (water, electricity, repairs), hence the importance of any type of donation.
The CRAM-Q is a non-governmental organization non-profit, whose main objective is to stimulate and encourage research about wildlife. Its mission focuses on the rescue, rehabilitation and return of marine animals back to nature (birds, mammals and reptiles), and increase scientific knowledge about these animals and their habitats. This is a team of technicians and researchers that rescue animals over 500 km from the Portuguese coast with an average of five hundred interventions each year. Its primary purpose is the conservation in general, so help to help.
