Turtle hatching and release dates

The number of turtle nests on Playa la Ropa peeked in late August, early September with several nights having more than 50 nests dug. Yes, they take about 60 days to hatch.

Right now we are seeing less than one nest a night.

However, our Turtle Guardian really takes care of things. He watches the locations of the nests and if they are in a bad place, collects the eggs and takes them to the Catalina where they are reburied and watched. He also picks up the late hatchers puts them in a bucket and takes them to the Catalina for night time releases. This week he has only had one group of late ones and it was small.

If you want to find him, he starts on the beach about 7:30 next to the Villa Mexicana, empties the trash cans, then looks for nests and babies. Then he picks up trash. He is dressed in the official white polo shirt, wears his ID and khaki shorts. He takes every opportunity to educate the public about the turtles, especially the kids.

If you want to see a hatching or hatchlings, your best bet is to talk to him.