208 hatchlings from 235 eggs — that's a 88% survival rate, better than most of my houseplants. Respect, Tari Nomiowa'i.
Indigenous 'Turtle Women' Rescue 208 Endangered Amazon River Turtles in One Season
Seven Indigenous Siekopai women called Tari Nomiowa'i — "turtle women" — patrol the banks of the Aguarico River in the Ecuadorian Amazon, collecting charapa turtle eggs before floods, predators and pollution destroy them. They record nest data on the Epicollect5 app, incubate the eggs, and feed the hatchlings cassava, sweet potato and taro leaves for a month. During the 2025-26 nesting season they gathered 235 eggs and released 208 hatchlings back into the river.
Source: Indigenous 'Turtle Women' Rescue 208 Endangered Amazon River Turtles in One Season — Good Good Good
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