AZA-SAFE GRANT RECIPIENT

Along the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, both domestic and stray dogs pose a threat to the sea turtle nests and hatchlings, including critically endangered eastern Pacific leatherbacks. With their 2020 AZA-SAFE SWOT grant, the Mazunte Project will conduct mobile dog spay/neuter and education events along the Pacific coast of Oaxaca in order to decrease the canine predation of sea turtle eggs and hatchlings at these important nesting habitats.