2017 Turtle Season Begins in July

by | Jun 4, 2017 | Turtles, Volunteering | 4 comments

Turtle season for Playa Tortuga will officially start on July 15th.  We’ll be building the beach hatchery, which means digging, moving, and sifting beach sand.  This is done to help ensure the beach sand in our hatchery is free from human debris and trash, which, unfortunately, does accumulate on our beach.
After the hatchery is finished, the beach camp is next.  This is the shelter used by our staff and volunteers while out on night patrols and guarding the hatchery.  Volunteers are assigned shifts to be on patrol, walk the beach and watch for turtles arriving to lay their nests.
Turtle tagging
Turtle season runs from 15th of July 2017 through the 10th of January 2018, and we will be posting updates all season long. Book your space now to volunteer: Patrol the beach, tag turtles, guard the hatchery, and help with the release of the baby turtles when they hatch!  Click here for more info.

4 Comments

  1. Dave
    Dave on July 11, 2017 at 5:20 pm

    Hi,
    I am visiting Costa Rica during the 2017 Christmas/New Year holidays. During this trip, I would like to visit Playa Tortuga Reserve to see the turtles laying eggs. Do you conduct guided tour? If so, kindly let me know – I would be highly interested.
    Appreciate your reply/guidance.
    Thanks,
    Dave

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    • admin
      admin on October 24, 2017 at 12:04 am

      Hi Dave. Thanks for contacting us and sorry for the late reply. If you are still interested on the releasing of the turtles you can follow us on Facebook where we always share the dates with a few days/hours in advanced. For more information you can contact us via email rptojochal@gmail.com

      https://www.facebook.com/reservaplayatortuga/

      Regards

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  2. paul
    paul on October 18, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Hola!
    I live in Dominical. When can I come see the turtles hatched and being released?
    Gracias,
    Paul

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