If you will be Monitoring the Greenhouse (Dec 10- March 20) during the day, please arrive at the Turtle Camp by 10:00am. Be
sure to bring plenty of water and lunch. Plan to be on the beach from 10am -3pm. Please apply your sunscreen at
home and wash hands well. Sunscreen cannot be used in the turtle camp. Someone will meet you at the turtle camp
around 10am, please be patient if they are a few minutes late, they are probably coming on an ATV and may have to stop to
collect a nest. Feel free to open the door and go in.
Hatchling Releases will
take place December 10- March 20. Please arrive (or come back) to the Turtle Camp at- 5:00pm (December - January),
and 5:30pm (February-March). We will clean out active nests, and release hatchlings at sunset.
Kids- your family is welcome to accompany you! If you are Monitoring the Greenhouse during
the day, you are absolutely welcome to stay and release the hatchlings at sunset your break is 3:00-4:30.
Directions:
The
Tortugueros Las Playitas Turtle Camp is on the beach at Camino Internacional in Las Tunas. We are on Google Maps!
Contributions
to the program are used toward ATV maintenance, ATV purchases, gasoline, Biologist tools like turtle PITS, thermometers
and Greenhouse construction materiales all needed to run this project.
Thank you for participating!
