{"id":3774,"date":"2023-07-07T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtles.blueionmedia.com\/?post_type=programs&#038;p=3774"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:37:42","slug":"belize","status":"publish","type":"programs","link":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/programs\/belize\/","title":{"rendered":"Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3774\" class=\"elementor elementor-3774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"programs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-615f67f8 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"615f67f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-10563666 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10563666\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Turtle Survival Alliance and our partners work to ensure the long-term survival of the critically endangered Central American River Turtle (locally known as Hicatee), in Belize through a combination of legislative action, community enforcement and involvement, protection of key areas, population monitoring and augmentation, and essential natural history research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-2022f351 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2022f351\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c27d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45c27d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2014, Turtle Survival Alliance established an assurance colony, the Hicatee Conservation and Research Center (HCRC), in partnership with the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), on their biological reserve and field station. 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e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc90f59\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a40cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_creative_buttons\" data-id=\"8a40cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_creative_buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Creative Button Hovers -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Creative Button Hovers *\/\n\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_8a40cd4.uc_creative_buttons .uc_button,\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_8a40cd4.uc_creative_buttons .uc_button::after,\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_8a40cd4 .uc_creative_buttons_icon{\n\ttransition: all 0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_8a40cd4.uc_creative_buttons .uc_button {\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_creative_buttons_elementor_8a40cd4 .uc_button_wrapper{\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"uc_creative_buttons\" id=\"uc_creative_buttons_elementor_8a40cd4\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-TSA-NAFTRG-and-BFREE-Turtle-Survey.pdf\" class=\"uc_button button-padding uc_btn-5\"  target='_blank'>\n                    <span>Participate in Volunteer Turtle Surveys<\/span>\n          <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Creative Button Hovers -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7109ac92 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7109ac92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7f4a38d9 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f4a38d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3415762e elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3415762e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tsa.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7556\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3279408b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3279408b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour generosity will help us protect threatened species today.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-449ba5a e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"449ba5a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025761e stax-condition-yes stax-date_time_enabled-yes stax-geo_location_enabled-error stax-woocommerce_users_enabled-error stax-edd_users_enabled-error elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_creative_buttons\" data-id=\"025761e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_creative_buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Creative Button Hovers -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Creative Button Hovers 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-->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-56e9017c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56e9017c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745b770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_team_member_card\" data-id=\"745b770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_team_member_card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Team Member Card -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Team Member Card *\/\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_745b770\n{\n  overflow:hidden;\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_745b770 .ue-link-full-box\n{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0px;\n  bottom:0px;\n  right:0px;\n  left:0px;\n  display:block;\n}\n\n.ue-team-member-card\n{\n  box-shadow:0px 5px 30px 0px 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overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_9d2d2e9 .ue-team-member-card-image img\n{\n  object-fit: cover;\n  width:100%;\n  transition:0.5s;\n}\n\n\n\n.ue-team-member-card-title\n{\n  font-size:21px;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_9d2d2e9 .ue-team-member-card-icons\n{\n  display:flex;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_9d2d2e9 .ue-team-member-card-icons a\n{\n  display:flex;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  line-height:1em;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n  transition:1s;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_9d2d2e9 .ue-team-member-card-icons a svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_9d2d2e9 .ue-company-logo img\n{\n  width:100%;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ue-team-member-card\" id=\"uc_team_member_card_elementor_9d2d2e9\">\n  \n    \n  <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-content\">\n            <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-title\">Ed Boles<\/div>      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-subtitle\">Dermatemys Program Coordinator<\/div>      \n      \t\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-text\"><p>Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education<\/p><\/div>              <\/div>\n  \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Team Member Card -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-6055de9f e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6055de9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-3804daad e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3804daad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c111c1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_team_member_card\" data-id=\"c111c1e\" 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cover;\n  width:100%;\n  transition:0.5s;\n}\n\n\n\n.ue-team-member-card-title\n{\n  font-size:21px;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_c111c1e .ue-team-member-card-icons\n{\n  display:flex;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_c111c1e .ue-team-member-card-icons a\n{\n  display:flex;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  line-height:1em;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n  transition:1s;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_c111c1e .ue-team-member-card-icons a svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_c111c1e .ue-company-logo img\n{\n  width:100%;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ue-team-member-card\" id=\"uc_team_member_card_elementor_c111c1e\">\n  \n    \n  <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-content\">\n            <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-title\">Tom Pop<\/div>      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-subtitle\">Hicatee Conservation & Research Center Manager<\/div>      \n      \t\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-text\"><p>Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education<\/p><\/div>              <\/div>\n  \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Team Member Card -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-428a3347 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"428a3347\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22697b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_team_member_card\" data-id=\"22697b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_team_member_card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Team Member Card -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Team Member Card *\/\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8\n{\n  overflow:hidden;\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-link-full-box\n{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0px;\n  bottom:0px;\n  right:0px;\n  left:0px;\n  display:block;\n}\n\n.ue-team-member-card\n{\n  box-shadow:0px 5px 30px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .uc_more_btn\n{\n  text-align:center;\n  transition:0.3s;\n  text-decoration:none;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-team-member-card-image\n{\n  font-size:0px;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-team-member-card-image-container\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n\n\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-team-member-card-image img\n{\n  object-fit: cover;\n  width:100%;\n  transition:0.5s;\n}\n\n\n\n.ue-team-member-card-title\n{\n  font-size:21px;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-team-member-card-icons\n{\n  display:flex;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-team-member-card-icons a\n{\n  display:flex;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  line-height:1em;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n  transition:1s;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-team-member-card-icons a svg\n{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8 .ue-company-logo img\n{\n  width:100%;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"ue-team-member-card\" id=\"uc_team_member_card_elementor_22697b8\">\n  \n    \n  <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-content\">\n            <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-title\">Jonathan Dubon<\/div>      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-subtitle\">Wildlife Fellow Alum, Current Student at University of Belize<\/div>      \n      \t\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-text\"><p>Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education<\/p><\/div>              <\/div>\n  \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Team Member Card -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-54deb0d0 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54deb0d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189579e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_team_member_card\" data-id=\"189579e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_team_member_card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Team Member Card -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Team Member Card *\/\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_189579e\n{\n  overflow:hidden;\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_189579e .ue-link-full-box\n{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0px;\n  bottom:0px;\n  right:0px;\n  left:0px;\n  display:block;\n}\n\n.ue-team-member-card\n{\n  box-shadow:0px 5px 30px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_189579e .uc_more_btn\n{\n  text-align:center;\n  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class=\"ue-team-member-card\" id=\"uc_team_member_card_elementor_189579e\">\n  \n    \n  <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-content\">\n            <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-title\">Barney Hall<\/div>      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-subtitle\">Wildlife Fellow<\/div>      \n      \t\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"ue-team-member-card-text\"><p>Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education<\/p><\/div>              <\/div>\n  \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<!-- end Team Member Card -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7f0d22c5 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f0d22c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-30fbaa92 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30fbaa92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3236798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_team_member_card\" data-id=\"3236798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_team_member_card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Team Member Card -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Team Member Card *\/\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_3236798\n{\n  overflow:hidden;\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_3236798 .ue-link-full-box\n{\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0px;\n  bottom:0px;\n  right:0px;\n  left:0px;\n  display:block;\n}\n\n.ue-team-member-card\n{\n  box-shadow:0px 5px 30px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.20);\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_3236798 .uc_more_btn\n{\n  text-align:center;\n  transition:0.3s;\n  text-decoration:none;\n}\n\n#uc_team_member_card_elementor_3236798 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