Hi Supporter,

Here’s a sea turtle fun fact you didn’t know you needed from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA):  sea turtles' natural lifespan is estimated to be 50-100 years!

Now that you’ve got these majestic creatures in mind, I wanted to let you know that Wednesday is World Sea Turtle Day! We’re hoping to raise $5,000 in honor of one of our favorite species (and one that NOAA classifies as one of the most endangered). Can you join in the effort with a donation?

Turtle populations are declining due to over-harvest and harvesting during the breeding and egg-laying months.  Additionally turtles face challenges due to nest predation, habitat loss, water pollution, collisions with automobiles as the turtles move from and to nesting sites, flooding which inundates nesting sites and droughts which dry the wetland habitat required for the turtles.  Most of the turtles that are commercially trapped are sent to overseas markets, mainly in Asia.

When you donate in honor of National Sea Turtle Day, your generous donation will support the Sierra Club's work, including its conservation efforts to protect sea turtles in Florida's Everglades and other magnificent wild places, so they can be enjoyed for generations to come.

When you donate $39 or more, you’ll have the opportunity to symbolically adopt a sea turtle (or any of our adoptable animals), including a booklet with more turtle fun facts!

Thanks for all you do!

Jessica Dean
Associate Director, Community Fundraising