Learn about initiatives aimed to preserve the Brazilian fauna.
Sea turtles
There are 25 points of preservation spread in nine States of Brazil, distributed on 1,100 km of beach. Projeto Tamar (Tamar Project) was created in 1980 and is nowadays internationally recognized as a successful initiative to preserve five species of turtles in the country, all under risk of extinction. The project keeps Visitor Centers to sensitize and educate people on the importance of preserving species in danger.
Golfinho-rotador (Spinner dolphin)
Preserving the dolphins in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, is the mission of Projeto Golfinho-rotador (Spinner Dolphin Project), created in 1990. The spinner dolphin lives from 20 to 30 years and weighs on average 75 kg. This is the third more abundant dolphin species in the world. The predominance of this species in Fernando de Noronha is 99%.
Baleias Jubarte (Humpback Whales)
The Abrolhos archipelago in Bahia is the target of Projeto Baleia Jubarte (Humpback Whales Project). A second phase of the project occupied Praia do Forte (Fort Beach) in the same State. Among the groups of whales in Abrolhos, 50% are young and measure up to four meters and weigh up to a ton and a half.
Right Whale
The Projeto Baleia Franca (Right Whale Project), in Imbituba, Santa Catarina, began in 1982 and aims to ensure survival and population recovery of right whales in Brazilian waters. Check out the locations of whales on the Brazilian coast.