By Melania Lopez | Project leader
Last April, our fabulous team began the beach surveys to monitor sea turtle nesting at three of the most important nesting beaches of green and hawksbill sea turtles. Every night they survey 79 km of beach to protect sea turtles and their nests.
April was a bit low in the number of nests recorded with 86. But in May, the numbers increased ten times with 921 new nests. Now in June, with an additional 1,788 nests, we are at 2,795 nests counted and protected!
Moreover, little turtles are beginning to hatch, and our team has released 3,359 hatchlings into the ocean. Not bad for the first three months of the nesting season. We have four more months of surveys, and we look forward to seeing more little turtles reach the sea.
Be part of this rewarding task and help us turn the tides in favor of sea turtles. You can help us save another 500,000 sea turtle hatchlings with your donation this year. Please consider becoming a monthly donor. Share our project with your friends or with other nature lovers.
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By Melania C. Lopez-Castro | Project leader
By Melania C. Lopez-Castro | Project leader
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