Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

Population: 8,500

This handmade bracelet is inspired by the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle and crafted by artisans using tempered glass and stainless steel beads.

The stretch bracelet measures 16.5 cm / 6.5 inches in length. The adjustable version with cotton thread fits any size of wrist between 13 cm (5.2 inches) and 24 cm (9.5 inches). It may even be used as an anklet for children and those with smaller feet, but check your measurements carefully before ordering. 

Your band plants 10 Mangrove Trees to give animals a home and recycles 3.08 tonnes of CO2.

Your Personalised Gift Cards

Your Band of Courage comes with an Endangered Animal gift card and a 10 Tree Planting Certificate, both of which can be personalised. They tell you all about your Endangered Animal, your Mangrove Trees, and your CO2 recycling.

Every band comes in a fabric drawstring pouch.

Your bracelet & care

Go flying, swimming, showering or whatever you wish with your Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle. Why would you want to take her off, she's ocean proof and tarnish proof!

Shipping

Your order will be processed within 2 business days of receipt. Shipments are tracked and details for the delivery service you choose are shown at checkout. 

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles are named after Mr Kemp, a Florida fisherman, who discovered them.

They grow just 2 feet long and weighing less than 100 pounds and, being the smallest of the 7 species of sea turtles, they are vulnerable to just about everything:

• Discarded fishing nets which they get caught in
• Plastic bags which they eat
• The effects of climate change, eroding beaches where they nest and destroying the gender mix of their species - hotter sand temperatures mean eggs hatch as females not males.

That said their story is one of success!

Numbers of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles dropped to around 200 females in the 1980s and since then have recovered to possibly as many as 8,500 today, although figures vary widely!

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles are critically endangered, but they show what can be achieved.