By Melania C. Lopez-Castro | Project leader
October 25th marks the end of another successful nesting season. Thanks to the valuable contribution of our donors over the past seven months, we protected 8,910 sea turtle nests, of which 859,983 hatchlings emerged and made their way into the ocean.
Sea turtles live between 80 and 100 years. They reach sexual maturity around 20 years. Females can lay around 800 eggs each nesting season, but only 1 in 1000 hatchlings will make it to adulthood. That is why we protect these nesting beaches, to ensure that many hatchlings make it to the ocean so they can return in two decades to complete their life cycle.
It sounds like an onerous long-term task, but it is giving results! This nesting season, the number of hawksbill nests increased by 50.67%, and 33.54% in green turtle nests. We plan to raise these percentages in the coming season. You can help us achieve this with your donations and advocating our work with your friends and family. Bringing sea turtles from the brink of extinction does take a village.
For now, we still have work to do writing reports, sending our vehicles to maintenance, and, most importantly, giving our team a much-needed rest. Stay tuned!
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