Stockton Employees Contribute to the Protection of Turtles From Extinction
I Saved a Turtle Today!
The Stockton Company, which specializes in the development and marketing of botanical-based biopesticides, visited the PUNTACANA Ecological Foundation in the Dominican Republic during an annual company conference, where a vast majority of Stockton’s employees had the privilege of taking part in a project to save sea turtles that nest on this island, and that are endangered.
During the visit to the Foundation, they learned about the life cycle of a sea turtle and the challenges it faces to survive, from an egg to the sea, preyed upon by dogs, raccoons, sea birds, crabs, lizards, carnivorous fish even human turtle poachers. The sea turtle population is overfished and sold for consumption as a delicacy, as well as for souvenirs and for art crafts. Unfortunately, all of these factors and many others have put the sea turtle population at risk of extinction.
The beaches in Punta Cana are lit and monitored by the PUNTACANA Ecological Foundation during the nesting season so that the eggs and turtles won’t be disturbed during this time. The Foundation educates the local community so that they will understand and protect the nests, and teaches them the economic benefits of a live versus a dead turtle in order to eliminate illegal trading.
“We were mesmerized by the amazing work PUNTACANA Ecological Foundation is doing, that we felt that we needed to give our time and talent back to this community in which we serve,” explained Guy Elitzur, CEO of Stockton. “As part of Stockton’s continued efforts for a safer, better and sustainable environment, our employees volunteered assisting in a sea turtle conservation project at the Foundation by planting sea plants to ensure that these beautiful sea turtles have a safe place where to nest and feed.”
Stockton is dedicated to moving towards a better sustainable world by delivering eco-friendly, reliable and efficient products. Preserving and protecting the environment and supporting communities where we do business-community service, sponsorships, health and wellbeing, and environmental performance.
About the Stockton (STK)
Stockton (STK) specializes in the development and marketing of botanical-based biopesticides. Its core focus is on the incorporation of these biopesticides into integrated agriculture spraying programs that use conventional chemical products, thus creating a balanced, cleaner and sustainable agricultural environment.
Stockton is a global company established in 1994 and has an active R&D Center for the development of future natural products for crop protection. Its unique research and development center in Israel invests substantial resources in developing ‘green’ products. Stockton has a variety of products adapted to different agro ecological areas, biological parameters and regulatory guidelines.
Stockton’s flagship product Timorex Gold® is used to control a broad spectrum of diseases in diverse crops. The product demonstrates an efficacy equivalent to chemical fungicides and is suitable to be used in conventional and organic agriculture. Timorex Gold® is registered and sold in over 30 countries.