Burj Al Arab Sponsor Turtle Satellite Tag & Release for World Sea Turtle Day 2010
On June 16th, Burj Al Arab kindly provided a satellite transmitter for a 35kg rehabilitated green turtle so that we could track her journey and to help with our research of the movements of turtles within the Arabian Gulf. This is the Dubai Rehabilitation Project’s fourth satellite tag application and all of our tags so far have been sponsored by Jumeirah Group. Moonlight was the name given to the turtle and she was released on June 8th along with another green turtle weighin
Emirates Diving Association - Redang! Redang! Redang!
Standing in my hallway looking at my luggage all packed and I know that at that moment that the rest of the EDA team are well and truly on their way to Malaysia. On my way to the airport four hours earlier I received an urgent call reporting a problem that needed my immediate attention. With no other choice I had to turn around, put plans on hold and take care of the problem that I was faced with. Three hours later and with the problem resolved, I called the EDA team to fi
Saving Tomorrow’s Turtles – Giving wild turtles a second chance at life, the Dubai Turtle Rehabilita
Nestled within Madinat Jumeirah’s Mina A’ Salam, turtles can be seen contently paddling in the resort’s aquamarine waters. Shortly, these placid reptiles will be swapping resort life for the great outdoors when they are returned to the wild. Established in 2004, the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project is run in conjunction with the Wildlife Protection Office and the Burj Al Arab Aquarium. The group aim to rehabilitate turtles in their natural habitat, while at the same time r
