for sea-turtle nest volunteers

Snap a photo.
Protect a nest.

A cute, field-ready app for volunteers protecting loggerhead sea-turtle nests — from the dawn crawl to the night the hatchlings reach the sea.

Offline-first · works with no signal · Russian · Turkish · English
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What it does

Everything a nesting-beach volunteer needs — effortless in the field.

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Shared map + AR finder

Every nest on one map — plus an AR mode: point your phone and see nests pinned where they physically are.

Nest lifecycle

Countdown to hatch, a timeline of updates, and an honest temperature-based sex-prediction range.

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Excavation record

FWC counts → hatching % and emergence success, exported as a PDF for the authority — coordinated, not a show.

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Guides & facts

What to do in the field — found a nest, no lights at night, beach rules — in your language.

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Patrols & community

Coverage tracking so you don't re-walk a stretch, protected beaches, WhatsApp & Instagram.

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Your impact

See how many hatchlings you helped reach the sea, keep a streak, earn badges.

Made for the beach

Simple, warm, legible in the sun.

Built by volunteers, for volunteers

Made for Caretta Gazipaşa on Türkiye's protected nesting beaches, and designed to work for any sea-turtle volunteer community. Loggerhead nesting work is done in coordination with the local conservation authority.

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