The Seville Aquarium Aims to Turn Children into Allies of Sea Turtles
The Seville Aquarium has opened registration for its summer camp, which this year features sea turtle hatchlings as the main protagonists. An activity where children will learn and have a great time while becoming true guardians of these animals.
This edition of the aquarium camps comes loaded with many surprises. The first one is hidden in the “loggerhead world”, a space where participating children will find the most incredible animals of the marine environment and where they will have the opportunity to be part of the caretaker team for sea turtle hatchlings, helping to feed them, weighing them, etc.
Children who want to enjoy this adventure will also visit all the aquarium facilities and learn about the work of aquarists. They will also carry out research activities with different biological samples and develop their artistic skills in workshops related to the marine environment theme. Five days in which they will learn about sea conservation and all its inhabitants, and where they will prepare to earn “the Loggerhead badge”.
This activity, aimed at children between 5 and 13 years old, is planned from Monday to Friday from June 28 to July 9 (weekly camp). The offered schedule is from 08:30 to 14:30 with the possibility to extend until 15:00. The camps cost €95 per week, including the cost of all activities and materials.
The camp will be conducted as normally as possible so that children can enjoy these days at the aquarium, but special attention will be paid to hygiene and safety measures.
To reserve a place or for information, the available phone number is 955 44 15 41 or via email at reservas@acuariosevilla.
TURTLES. MUCH MORE THAN AN AQUARIUM
For a few months now, the Seville Aquarium has been home to 44 sea turtle hatchlings of the Caretta caretta species as part of the “head starting” program for breeding, strengthening, and subsequent release to the sea. This is a project in collaboration with different institutions carried out to contribute to the study and conservation of this species, included in the list of endangered animals at risk of extinction.
Currently, 26 hatchlings can be seen in the aquarium’s recovery tank, where they will remain for a time completing their growth and strengthening in an environment more faithful to their natural habitat. The rest of the animals are in the aquarium’s quarantine tanks and will soon move to the tour tank. The hatchlings will stay in our facilities until they reach an optimal size that allows them to return to the sea with guarantees.