baby sea turtles

Sea turtle nesting season expected to match historic 2017

By Jose Antonio Perez Luis Cesar Garcia Gonzalez, Director of the Federal Maritime Land Zone (ZOFEMAT), reports preparations are already underway for the 2018 sea turtle nesting period. This comes following the unprecedented season of 2017 when over 700 eggs were collected and protected, resulting in the release of nearly 400 baby turtles along the […]

Turtle hatching season begins!

On Saturday, Oct. 14th, the first 28 baby sea turtles were released back into the Sea of Cortez, following a gestation period of 46 days during which time the eggs were kept in incubation.  This comes following an unprecedented number of turtle nests in the Puerto Peñasco area this year, resulting in at least 18 […]