Local Ocean Conservation

Watamu’s having a good nesting year so far. This Green Mama came up in the early hours of the morning - pretty late for our sea turtles as they normally go back to the ocean under the cover of darkness. Our KWS Asst Warden and our St. Lawrence University interns joined our vigil.

Celebrating #EarthDay at Local Ocean …..or to be precise… #BluePlanetDay! localocean.co

Local Ocean wishes you and your family a Happy Eid Mubarak - May this special day be filled with happiness, peace, and blessings as we celebrate with loved ones

Another gentle dawn, another gentle big Mama came up to nest this week. This grand old lady will have travelled thousands of miles from her foraging grounds to come back to the beach of her birth to nest at Watamu. How incredible a feat is that?

Last week saw the first two nests of the 2023 #TurtleNesting season! Our delight at #LOC, for these first season nests never grows old! LOC categorizes our #NestingBeaches through regular beach profile monitoring.

LOVE WILDLIFE ART? Especially Art that helps support a wildlife cause? Renowned African Wildlife Artists have joined the Invicta Wildlife Fund’s latest initiative.

On 4th Dec World Wildlife Conservation Day go for a 5km walk or run! Have fun, Help conservation efforts by @TsavoTrust & Local Ocean, amongst others and grab yourself a really cool medal! invictawf.org/events/world-w…

Every action has a reaction. 25 years ago a group of people, passionate about Watamu and sea turtles got together together to ‘quietly make a difference’.

Students from Kilifi’s Eco Moyo Educational Centre, are from humble families in Dzunguni village. They are supported with books, tuition fees & meals; It’s such a great project. We were so delighted to host them. They told us their visit to LOC was the highlight of their activity

A dawn reward! On a very blustery high tide early, early morning our little friends made a dash for the #ocean. Watching #SeaTurtle #Hatchlings emerge naturally from their nest and scamper down to the water, is such a special way to start the day.

Just to get you all excited, here’s a little teaser of what’s to come on the BIG NIGHT at #LocalOcean’s 25th #FundraiserBall! We have the most amazing Raffle & Auction items lined up. We’ll be selling tickets soon, so watch this space!

SHELL YEAH! It’s almost time to kick your shoes off and get into your coastie dancing gear. Come join our fabulous fun evening on the 5th November at Ocean Sports to celebrate Local Ocean’s 25th year of LOVING OUR LOCAL OCEAN. It’s going to be a night to remember.