Carla Daniel Wins Unsung Hero Award for Sea Turtle Advocacy

Carla Daniel wins Unsung Hero award for sea turtle advocacy

Carla Daniel, who has been saving, protecting and advocating for the rights of turtles most of her life, is the winner of the local leg of the 2025 CIBC Caribbean Unsung Heroes Programme. The director of the Barbados Sea Turtle Project receives an award with her name, CIBC Caribbean gifts, and ten thousand Barbados dollars, which will be deposited into her account. She was announced the winner during an awards ceremony at the Warrens Great House…

Endangered turtles under threat, warns conservationist - Barbados Today

Barbados’ endangered sea turtles are facing one of their most perilous years yet, according to Carla Daniel, director of the Barbados Sea Turtle Project. Poaching has made a troubling comeback, and development pressures are closing in on key nesting beaches.   Speaking after being named the local winner of the relaunched CIBC Unsung Heroes Programme, Daniel described 2025 as presenting “a myriad of threats” for the species.   “We had signs that …