Kenya: Community-Led Rescues Are Saving Kenya's Sea Life

Kenya: Community-Led Rescues Are Saving Kenya's Sea Life

On the shoreline of Watamu, a coastal town on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, Teresia Njeri raises her hand to signal her team. Together, they lift a large male green sea turtle into a reinforced carrying sling. The turtle weighs 105 kilograms. Waves break steadily nearby as the group moves in step, careful and practiced.

Community-led rescues are saving Kenya’s sea life

On the shoreline of Watamu, a coastal town on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, Teresia Njeri raises her hand to signal her team. Together, they lift a large male green sea turtle into a reinforced carrying sling. The turtle weighs 105 kilograms. Waves break steadily nearby as the group moves in step, careful and practiced. They pause briefly, hands still resting on the shell, before releasing it into the surf. The turtle hesitates, then pushes forwar…