The Turtleman Foundation works to save one sea turtle at a time while partnering with sea turtle education and conservation efforts around the world to make a lasting difference in the effort to save sea turtles.
From rescuing disoriented hatchlings on coastal beaches to raising awareness about plastic pollution, they believe that every small action can make a big difference—for sea turtles and for the oceans they call home.
The Turtleman Foundation was founded by Joseph Conde, also known as “The Turtleman”. Founded with a goal to be able to give back to the cause of helping in saving the sea turtles, aiding in ocean conservation, and giving back to his passion, the ocean.
They want to prevent sea turtles from being cruelly killed and exterminated, their nesting beaches from being polluted and overbuilt, and their marine habitats from being contaminated and destroyed by plastic waste and other pollution. Over the years The Turtleman Foundation has been able to help local sea turtle research centers within the US, as well as more recently being able to donate outside of the US in international projects.
We are proud to sell figurines sourced by Turtleman through an eight year partnership with a guild of indigenous women in Ecuador who fashion sea turtles from locally sourced Fosiliferous Marble. Turtleman uses the proceeds from the sale of these items to fund their efforts around the globe.
The Turtleman Foundation has been able to donate and help in funding important projects and research objectives of various ocean and marine life conservation organizations including:
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation
Florida Leatherbacks Inc
Gumbo Limbo
Fauna Mar (Brazil)
Dani Turtle Watch (Kenya)
Coriacea (Columbia)
Mundo Marino (Columbia)
Utria National Park (Columbia)
Contamos Contigo Ecuador
We encourage you to take a look at the Turtleman Foundation. They are a great example of what one person can start and accomplish. Huge organizations like NOAA are great, but the backbone of sea turtle conservation efforts is smaller localized groups like this one and many others. If you are interested in purchasing a Turtleman figurine click any of the images below.
