Turtle Release at the Campamento Tortuguero II

A release of baby Olive Ridley sea turtles at the "Campamento Tortuguero" (Nuevo Vallarta Sea Turtle Preserve), July 2001.

Tourists and locals are invited to the nightly "liberacción" in which a 10-minute "turtle talk" is followed by the release of baby turtles, all of whom have hatched in the preceding 24 hours.

This video is a "test run," a "proof of concept" for the newly-created YouTube channel for AMA Mexico, a Mexican non-profit NGO dedicated to supporting the sea turtle preservation efforts along the 8.5 mile stretch of beach in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.

Learn more at www.amamexico.org (English) or www.amamexico.mx (en español).

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• sea turtles
• sea turtle preservation
• wildlife conservation
• Mexico
• AMA Mexico