As of 1963, Tortuguero became
a protected sea turtle nesting sanctuary.
Not exact matches
Co-author Dr Matthew Witt from the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at the University of Exeter added: «These findings further emphasize the regional and global importance of Gabon's
nesting sea turtle populations and places the country in a better position to support and implement measures to
protect them.»
«The good news is that the
nesting habits of
sea turtles do
protect them from large - scale
nest loss and make them more resilient to this kind of event.
STSL, which is based in Gainesville, Florida, hopes that with this increased appreciation will come a desire to act in ways to help
protect and preserve
not only
sea turtles, but all wildlife and native habitats.»
San Jose - Costa Rica's Capital Tortuguero National Park - 43,000 acres of tropical rainforests, canals and rivers Braulio Carrillo Park - with its famous cascading waterfalls Manuel Antonio National Park - home to the rare and playful squirrel monkey Escallonia Cloud Forest - also referred to as a fog forest Hanging Bridges - 6 suspension bridges winding through the tropical rainforest canopy Poás Volcano - with its mile - wide crater Arenal Volcano - with its softly glowing lava flow Costa Rica Rainforest Hike - with naturalist guides Aerial Tram Ride - glide along the rainforest canopy (a top tourist attraction) Green
Turtle Research Station - created to
protect Costa Rica's
turtle nesting habitat, turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat
nesting habitat,
turtle eggs and young hatchlings Atlantic
Turtle Nesting Beaches - witness young turtles race to the sea (during nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat
Nesting Beaches - witness young
turtles race to the
sea (during
nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat
nesting season) Cano Palma Wildlife Reserve - with its mysterious reflecting waters Carara Biological Reserve - Also known as «River of Crocodiles» Visits to Pineapple, Banana & Coffee Plantations Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge - includes Rio Frio boat cruise
In 2014, Sandos Hotels saw 64
protected nests, meaning 5,665 baby
turtles found their way to the
sea safely through this eco friendly program.
Once the female
turtle heads back to
sea, the marine biologist or hotel employees will relocate the eggs to a
protected area to ensure that
nesting sea turtles go undisturbed.
There are also sweeping views of an uninhabited barrier island across the inlet that is a
protected nesting spot for loggerhead
sea turtles.
Each year from mid-spring through mid-autumn, a portion of the beach at The Ritz - Carlton, Cancun is transformed into a nature sanctuary where the collected eggs of
nesting sea turtles are provided a safe and
protected environment to incubate.
When you see the
turtles, make sure you do
not get too close for that photo shoot because the Hawaiian Green
Sea Turtle is a federally
protected animal and they can
not be handled or harassed in any way.
If you prefer, you could take a day trip to Costa Rica's most famous national park, the Manuel Antonio National Park, which is about 45 minutes away or you could visit the Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge, which
protects the Olive Ridley
sea turtles that come to
nest here every year.
The Hawaii Wildlife Fund sponsors a number of great volunteer programs on Maui, including activities that track and monitor hawksbill and green
sea turtles in order to assess the population,
protect nests, and assist injured creatures.
Due to being located inside of a National Park, the beach is
protected for the
nesting of the Giant Leatherback
Sea Turtles from October through April.
You can hire a local tour guide who can take you to the
sea turtle nesting area at night; no one is permitted to enter the 22 kilometer
protected stretch after 6 p.m. without a tour guide.
Mother Caray Green
Sea Turtles visit the beaches in the Riviera Maya to lay their eggs and as part of our environmental efforts we
protect the
nests until they hatch.
Named after the fact
sea turtles regularly come to
nest on the beaches of this area, El Nido (the
nest, in Spanish) became a 360 km ²
turtle sanctuary in 1984, which was then enlarged to 900 km ² and established as a
protected area named El Nido Marine Reserve Park in 1991.
Aruba is home to several species of
sea turtles, and visitors walking Aruba's beaches from March to November will likely encounter areas cordoned off to
protect turtle nests.
Las Baulas national park, that
protect the leather back
sea turtle nesting site (most important
nesting site of the country), also include the Playa Grande.
Situated in the counties of Santa Cruz and Nicoya in the province of Guanacaste, the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1984 to
protect one of the world's most important
nesting sites of the olive ridley
sea turtle.
Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera, Puerto Rico: Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera helped lead a successful campaign to establish a nature reserve in Puerto Rico's Northeast Ecological Corridor — an important
nesting ground for the endangered leatherback
sea turtle — and
protect the island's natural heritage from harmful development.
Updates below This quiet stretch of beach near Limón, Costa Rica, was photographed on May 19 by Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26 - year - old conservationist who regularly patrolled there to
protect endangered
sea turtles and their
nests from poachers (photo of him at work).
Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera helped lead a successful campaign to establish a nature reserve in Puerto Rico's Northeast Ecological Corridor — an important
nesting ground for the endangered leatherback
sea turtle — and
protect the island's natural heritage from harmful development.
The
turtles aren't quite out of the woods yet (that's a strange image...), because even if they are in areas
protected from development, they can still be vulnerable to other threats such as stray logs from nearby forestry operations that drift and clutter beaches, blocking the way for
turtles and keeping them from landing, or from going back to
sea.