Clovis, Tanya. - WIDECAST

Clovis, Tanya. 2005. Sea Turtle Manual for Nesting Beach Hotels, Staff, Security and Tour Guides. Developed by SOS Tobago with
assistance from the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST). Sponsored by the Travel Foundation. Tobago.
Acknowledgements
This manual is a distillation of the experiences of our entire beach patrol team, and a
fitting way to end our fifth year of operation as an ‘official’ group, so many thanks to the
guys on the beach and the supporters behind the scenes, especially…
• Sue Hurdle, the UK trustees and the Tobago steering committee of the Travel
Foundation for their unwavering support.
• Karen Eckert of WIDECAST for freely contributing her knowledge, experience and
editing skills.
• Wendy Herron for her patience, her photos and her inspirational commitment to
turtle conservation.
• Harris Macmillan for his humour, dedication and continued long distance support.
• Gervais Alkins for his passion for the beach, his love for the turtles and his photos.
• Giancarlo Lalsingh for his enthusiasm and incredible contribution to the patrol team.
• Lauren Kirkland, Andrea Mason and all the University of Glasgow volunteers for their
incredibly hard work every year and their great photos.
• Harris Mac Donald, Micheal Frank and Peter Cox, for their contributions, not just as
tour guides, but also as patrollers, emergency responders and advocates for real ecotourism.
• The Tobago Tour Guide Association, the Department of Tourism and the concerned
tourists who support the turtle-watch training program for guides
• Dominion Security and Scuba Adventure Safari at REX Turtle Beach Hotel.
• Everyone else who has contributed their time, experience and resources to making
turtle patrols in the Black Rock area a reality, year after year.
Tanya Clovis
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