we sent emeline nsingi nkosi to meet him close to his home in senegal.rney south, away from the traffic and chaos of senegal�*s capital, the dust and aridity begins to give way to greenery. mangroves and, crucially, seagrass start appearing here along the coastline and the wildlife becomes more abundant and precious for all number of reasons. turtles, tortoises and terrapins have been a big part of west african traditions and symbolisms and in some tribes, they are revered as being a good luck charm, a good omen — which is why it's so surprising that their numbers have been going down so much. all five species of sea turtles that nest on these beaches are endangered, thanks to fishing activities and pollution, but this man's made it his mission to save them. i'm going to put a tag and after that, we are going to let it go. 0h, let me remove that little sand for you. now, you can breathe clearly! why the tagging — i mean, why is it done? with that, we can track the migratory pattern for the animals. when we know that, we are going to be more accurate in t