Diani Sea Turtle Festival 2023

Marked by competitive activities including sea turtle scavenger hunting, arts and crafts, sand sculpture competition, art competition, sea turtle egg and spoon races, student performances, Tony Wild photo competitions, communities and organizations in Diani celebrated World Sea Turtle Day at the Diani Sea Turtle Festival, which was organized by Conservation Education Society in Safari Beach, on June 18. ANAW joined other stakeholders in co-sponsoring the event which was aimed at creating awareness on turtle conservation.

World Sea Turtle Day Celebration

In Nyali Beach, Mombasa, World Sea Turtle Day, held an event graced by Kenya’s Cabinet Administrative Secretary (CAS) Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Hon Wilson Sossion, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Chairman LT. Gen. (Rtd.) Walter Koipaton, KWS Ag Director General Dr Erastus Kanga among other dignitaries. Various turtles’ conservation groups and other stakeholders including ANAW participated in the event. The event commenced with a beach cleanup exercise by all who attended.

Turtle Stakeholder Workshop

A turtle conservation stakeholders consultative meeting was held at Bahari Beach Hotel, Mombasa. The meeting was organized by The Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) with the support of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). ANAW was among the participants. The meeting was held to familiarize the participants with the entities working toward the turtle conservation along the Kenyan Coast both in North and South. The meeting purposed to deliberate on the need of working together to add synergy towards turtle conservation.