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These Leatherback hatchlings born in the invernadero are comparable to hatchlings born naturally in warmer climates.  Without the invernadero, these hatchlings would never develop. 

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Tortugueros Las Playitas A.C.

Saving the Critically Endangered Pacific Leatherback 

 Las Playitas, Todos Santos, Mexico

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Check out this video!

Tortugueros Las Playitas mission is to protect the endangered sea turtles, who nest on the shores of Todos Santos, with a special emphasis on Leatherbacks, whos nests do not incubate naturally here due to low sand temperatures. To accomplish this, the group builds an incubation invernadero every year to elevate the sand temperature.  Then, the Leatherback nests are moved inside where they incubate successfully.  Volunteers run nightly patrols relocating nests into the incubation area, monitor the hatchery, organize beach clean-ups, and educate school-aged children, fishermen and residents on environmental conservation, sea turtle restoration, and water safety.

The project is currently recruiting volunteers for the 2010-2011 nesting season beginning in October.  Click here for more details.

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Help support our conservation efforts through the purchase of Tomas and the Turtles, an Environmentally friendly ebook.
Support independent publishing: Buy this e-book on Lulu.

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Adopt a Hatchling 
Participate in our Adopt a Hatchling program and help save thousands of sea turtle hatchlings. Participants recieve a Sea Turtle Birth Certificate, and photo of their hatchling. Proceeds go directly to rescue and care of eggs and hatchlings. To  participate, click above.

Tracking Pacific Leatherbacks 

This season we will be tracking Pacific Leatherbacks using PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) tags, flipper tags, and manchas rosas to identify nesting females.

If you have captured tag codes or have mancha rosa (head) photography of nesting Leatherback's on the Pacific coast please record the date, and beach and contact us.

To compare your data with ours in Tracking Pacific Leatherbacks, see the below pdf file.

Tracking Pacific Leatherbacks: Tagging & Recapture Report 2008-10

Click here to email us if you have items to donate.

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