Bolívar · Colombian Caribbean
Cartagena · Iniciativa Carey
Since 2014 we have confronted the hawksbill shell trade through training, conversations with vendors and an app to tell real from fake.
What we do
In Cartagena we have worked since 2014 against the hawksbill shell trade, together with SEE Turtles’ Too Rare To Wear campaign. We train police and authorities, talk with vendors and promote the SEE Shell app, which helps tell real hawksbill shell from imitations.
Many people buy carey without knowing that, to get it, a critically endangered turtle has to be killed. Its shell does not “shed”: that is a lie told by vendors.
Our invitation is simple and fits in one line: if you go to the coast, remember not to buy carey! #YoNoComproCarey
In numbers
2014
the year the Iniciativa Carey began
Species we find here
Who we work with
Institutions and allies
- SEE Turtles · Too Rare To Wear
- Policía Nacional and environmental authorities
Support the Iniciativa Carey
Since 2014 we have confronted the hawksbill shell trade through training, conversations with vendors and an app to tell real from fake.