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A new nursery is needed at the Carapax centre.
The 29th of July Carapax is celebrating its 20th anniversary and during this happy occasion we intend to inaugurate officiallely a brand new profesional nursery, designed to host small tortoises from haching age till their 5th year of life, when they will be released in the wild.
The weather and age has taken its toll on a 18year old wooden nursery for hatchlings and young tortoises, and the structure has been demolished. In order to continue to provide a positive environment for young hatchlings a new “glasshouse” at the heart of the centre is planned.
The plans for the new housing have been drawn up:
There are 2 sites; both with 8 separate compartments.
The left side will host some 250-400 hatchlings of Testudo hermanni hermanni from areas of Central Italy.
The right site will host hatchlings of more Southern forms of Testudo: Testudo hermanni boettgeri, Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis, Testudo hermanni hermanni from the Islands of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, plus Testudo marginata and Testudo weissingeri.
A third wing which will be completely seperate will host hatchlings of Testudo graeca: T.g.graeca, T.g.ibera, T.g.terrestris, T.g.nabeulensis, T.g.whitei, all present allready in Carapax and in urgent need of the protection of a nursery.
The cost will be quite high: the basic nursery will cost some 23.000 euros , while the extra T.graeca greenhouse will be an additional 8000 euros.
We have launched an appeal for funding and several societies like our friends of the British Chelonia Group and the Swiss comunity for Turtle Protection of Schaffhausen – Winterthur have allready garanteed their support.
If you would like to make a donation:
With 50 euros you become sustaining member for 1 year
With 100 euros you become sustaining member for 1 year and adoptionparent of a tortoise hatchling of the new nursery.
Donators of 500 euros or more will be mentioned (if desired) on the inaugural pannel of the nursery.
BANCACCAOUNT: International RANA Foundation (office Belgium)
IBAN: BE12 068250732192
BIC (SWIFT): GKCCBEBB
DEXIA BANK BELGIUM |
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