This was a fun and very educational excursion.
Sea Turtle Sanctuary Tortugueros Las Playitas A.C.
Environmental Conservation with Sea Turtle Focus
From their website:
“Our mission is to protect, conserve and replenish the fragile marine eco-systems of Baja California Sur, Mexico. In addition to our Sea Turtle population recovery program we place special interest on Habitat Protection, Environmental Education and Community Outreach in Todos Santos, Las Playitas and Agua Blanca.
One of our goals is help restore the Critically Endangered Pacific Leatherback population which is on the verge of extinction. Our Incubation Greenhouse stabilizes sand temperatures creating an ideal nest habitat, where hatch rates are maximized and gender ratios are balanced. We invite you to join us as a volunteer, event participant or sponsor and help balance the fragile marine eco systems of Baja.”
There was a graduate student from Kansas collecting data with another scientist. They were very gracious and invited us inside for a private tour.
All the darling little turtle eggs were covered in palm fronds. It was as hot as a Bikram yoga class in the plastic covered hut. Babies!Squeeeeee! More babies! We weren’t able to stay until sundown to observe their release and watch them march toward their destiny. Hopefully, they all made it safely down to the sea and out in the world for long and happy lives. And then back we walked. Not one single seashell. NOT ONE.
How to get there:
So cool!! 😀
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That was neat to see. Remember the song well and now humming it..LOL
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Sorry…it got in my head too!
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Some day I’ll write about my Caribbean run-in with the big sea turtle I could not save. I am happy for any one that survives … these days any triumph is a big deal
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You said it. Love to hear about your sea turtle episode!
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Sea turtles have been my special nature friend for almost thirty years, since I saw my first one in Oahu. My children are honored as honu in tattoos on my ankle. They are magically beautiful creatures, with the same pathos as elephants and whales–a gentle, transcendent knowing that goes back and back and back.
I have never seen BABIES, though! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
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What a lovely bit of knowledge about you and your children! I’ve always loved turtles too, but my special connection is with the wolf. The babies were really SO adorable. Such innocence.
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They’re sooooooooooooo cute!
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