Tweet! I’m Dara Tern. I’m, like, um, two and a half weeks old, but so far I’ve spent my whole life inside this cozy egg, mostly just, like, playing Angry Birds on my iPhone, so there’s not too much to tell. But now, I'm SO ready to face the outside world. When I crack out of this egg in a few days, its totally not going to be easy. Chirp! I’m about to be in the fight of my life, like, literally. I need to make sure I don’t get eaten by jackals or way-scary gulls – believe it or not, only a third of us doesn’t end up as dinner to predators. The odds may be stacked against me, but with a little determination and a fighting spirit I’ll be happily soaring over the ocean and making the annual journey north in no time. Tweeeeet!!!!

Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA) is a five-year project funded by the Government of Namibia and the Global Environment Facility tasked to pave the way for the responsible stewardship of Namibia’s coastline. NACOMA supports educational activities about coastal biodiversity, threats to the coastal environment, and coastal value, in order to generate enthusiasm among the local population for sustainable interaction with the coast and its ecosystem. 
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