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Kawana, the Natural Hatchery for Guiana's Leatherbacks

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🇬🇫 French Guiana

Where leatherback nests are lost to the sea in western French Guiana, Kwata moves them into a natural hatchery on the beach, 40 nests and 1,155 released hatchlings in 2025.

40nestsLeatherback nests transplanted to the Kawana hatchery, 2025
3,485eggsEggs secured in the hatchery, 2025
1,155hatchlingsHatchlings emerged and released, 2025
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