Turtle release
Are there more than 2 turtle releases in the Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo area? Ayoticalli, and Robrtos in Troncones?
Turtle release
by midalake 
, Wednesday, January 04, 2023, 10:00 (1406 days ago) @ Lance Reason
Are there more than 2 turtle releases in the Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo area? Ayoticalli, and Robrtos in Troncones?
Turtles are released all the time in Ixtapa by the hotels. But are rarely advertised.
Turtle release
It seems there have been a turtle release everyweek at playa LaRopa since mid December at least. People in charge are wearing zihua city shirts. They operate just before sunset. I was close by on December 13th (a Tuesday). They had more than a hundred turtles in their baskets. I saw another one the 19th (a Monday) and one last week, I can’t remember the day.
According to a trinket vendor we met last Tuesday at El Manglar, this week was supposed to be on Wednesday… no pattern.
If somebody knows where to find a schedule on the internet, please post the info.
The schedule is coordinated by Mother Nature, I don't have her email.
Turtle release
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Friday, January 06, 2023, 09:42 (1404 days ago) @ Mag B
It seems there have been a turtle release everyweek at playa LaRopa since mid December at least. People in charge are wearing zihua city shirts. They operate just before sunset. I was close by on December 13th (a Tuesday). They had more than a hundred turtles in their baskets. I saw another one the 19th (a Monday) and one last week, I can’t remember the day.
According to a trinket vendor we met last Tuesday at El Manglar, this week was supposed to be on Wednesday… no pattern.
If somebody knows where to find a schedule on the internet, please post the info.
There is no schedule, and there will be fewer and fewer hatchings over the next 2 months. I haven't seen any new turtle nests in about a month. Though they can mate and nest all year round, this is a slow time of year for them, and it's getting slower. You were fortunate to have seen the hatchings that you saw.
Turtle release
by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Friday, January 06, 2023, 11:56 (1404 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
We saw the signs of a turtle haul out two days ago, no telling if there was a nest.
It was the first one we have seen in over a month on la Ropa, and we are out there every morning, very early.
Turtle release
by Gregorio M. , Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 10:38 (1400 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
A number of years ago we were sitting at a palapa at Villa del Sol (now known as The Thompson) and I noticed some excitement a couple of palapa’s away. I went to investigate, and along with others, witnessed a turtle hatching. It was amazing to watch. Hotel staff attended very quickly and kept everyone back a safe distance to protect the nest. So cool.
