Our Marine Turtle Protection Activities

- We carry out nightly tours, on the beaches of Aventuras-DIF, Chemuyil, Xcacel, Xel-Há, Kanzul and Caapechén, we record the features of the females and mark them with a small steel plate, similar to an earring; and if necessary, we transfer the turtle eggs to an incubation pen to protect them from predators and tidal changes.

- We carry out awareness conferences, cleaning of beaches, school tours to the nesting beaches and the Marine Turtle Festival, which is held in Tulum at the end of every season with the purpose of celebrating this wonderful event with a massive release of the turtle hatchlings.

Our Statistic Results

- From 1996 to 2004 we have protected 23,821 turtle nests 12,156 for the loggerhead turtle 11,665 for the green sea turtle We have released a total of 1,761,719 turtle hatchlings 824,906 green sea turtle 936,759 loggerhead turtle
- More than 1,600 people participate in the release of hatchlings every year in our Turtle Festival

Volunteer Marine Turtle Protection Program

More than 100 volunteers participate in our marine turtle protection activities. Join our effort and become part of the experience of protecting our natural resources.

If you want to know other forms of participation, please contact us:
sumate@florafaunaycultura.org

Or you visit us in: www.florafaunaycultura.org