Teeny Turtles: Releasing the Next Generation

The Turtle Protection Project at Xpu Ha La Playa is releasing hundreds of baby turtles every week as part of their non-profit conservation project.  “Programa de protección de tortugas” (the turtle protection project) at Xpu Ha La Playa is a project which is currently performing humbling work, enabling our continued enjoyment of the local ecosystem.

From May to September, a volunteer single-handedly patrols the beach every night, locating the recently laid nests and transporting them a few meters back on the same beach. Then he carefully buries the eggs in a protected, monitored area. He notes the date, type of turtle, and the number of eggs. About seven weeks later, the eggs hatch and the baby turtles free themselves from their shell and begin their dangerous trek to the sea.