Visit Tortuguero Camp & Turtle Release
Visit Tortuguero Camp & Turtle Release
Visit Tortuguero Camp & Turtle Release
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This activity is something you should do once in your life. Not only will you release turtles into the sea, you will also learn a lot about them and all the conservation efforts and work that are done to preserve sea turtles in Puerto Vallarta, which are protected because they are endangered animals.
YOU WILL LEARN:
-Information about the reproduction and life cycle of the olive ridley turtle
-Search, collection of turtle nests and eggs (Examples only, we do not use real specimens or eggs)
-Incubation method for collected and rescued nests.
AND MUCH MORE...
IMPORTANT TO READ
YOU WILL ATTEND AND OBSERVE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, SO YOU WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION FROM BIOLOGISTS AT ALL TIMES
CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OLD CANNOT RELEASE TURTLES BY FEDERAL REGULATION, THEY CAN ONLY ATTEND AND OBSERVE.
YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL ON THE SAME DAY OF YOUR RESERVATION CONFIRMING THE EVENT AND START TIME
MAKE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR PHONE NUMBER CORRECTLY
Itinerary
Paseo Bocanegra
HIGH SEASON FOR TURTLE RELEASE: JULY-JANUARY (every day) **THE DAYS POSTED ARE THE DAYS WHERE TURTLES MAY BE HEARTED What we will do: 1. After meeting up, we will begin a walk of approximately 20 minutes along the beach to get to the camp 2. You will receive an informative talk about the sea turtle conservation program in Puerto Vallarta. 3. We will carry out a search and collection of turtle eggs supervised by trained biologists (activity with artificial materials, no real eggs are used) 4. We will take a tour of the incubation areas of the camp while we explain how we work in each area. 5. We will finish with the release of baby turtles into the sea while we watch a beautiful sunset. (We do not touch or manipulate the baby turtles with our hands) *REMEMBER THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION SO YOU WILL MAINLY COME TO LEARN ABOUT SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION **THE START TIMES MAY BE MODIFIED DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE SUNSET, WAIT FOR THE TIME AND CONFIRMATION MESSAGE THE SAME DAY OF YOUR RESERVATION, IT CAN BE MODIFIED BY MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES - 1 HOUR
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