Our vision can be read here and this diagram also explains our aims.Īfter getting the founders together and the constitution set up, the founders finally met at a notary office on November 11th 2010 to sign the papers. The foundation aims to better this situation. This, together with the ever increasing boat traffic on the river and in the delta leads to increasing numbers of propeller-slashed turtles, turtles with gastro-intestinal problems from ingested plastic bags and/or unsuitable food. Sea Turtles are lured upstream and fed with crab lines as an attraction, 'turtle feeding tours' and 'turtle feeding restaurants' are on offer decimating the turtle and Blue Crab populations alike. The Dalyan River and its basin are highly tourism orientated and turtles are seen as a commercially exploitable asset of the area. ( Diagram explaining the foundation's structure) Thanks to these sponsors the founders were able to acquire the legal assets required for the establishment of a foundation. Kaptan June's long standing wish for a legal entity to make sea turtle protection more effective was fulfilled with the financial support of many friends and great donations from TUI AG and Futouris. While DEKAMER is dealing with the research and rehabilitation side of turtle protection, the KAPTAN JUNE SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION strives for the "greater picture", turtle habitat safety and protection, awareness building, education and the necessary demonstrative and practical pilot projects connected to these issues. Meanwhile the Pamukkale University in Denizli created a Rehabilitation Centre, neighbouring the PR facilities of the newly founded JUNE HAIMOFF SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION on Iztuzu Beach. She was awarded an MBE in the Queens New Year Honours List of 2011.Įvery movement toward turtle protection in the region and all over Turkey is based on these first efforts of one single woman. As a consequence Dalyan/ Iztuzu became part of the first ever designated Köyceğiz- Dalyan Specially Protected Area (SEPA) by Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers (Decree Number 88/13019 dated ).
One of her main successes had been the abolishment of plans to build a big hotel complex on Iztuzu Beach, one of Turkey's main breeding sites for Loggerheads, in the late 1980's. She has been supported by diverse groups and people over the years, like Sir David Bellamy, DHKD, AGA etc. June Haimoff worked for more than 25 years towards a better protection of Sea Turtles, mainly the Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Dalyan River Basin. About the Kaptan June Sea Turtle Conservation Foundation
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