Nature
Cozumel Turtle Season 2013: An Update – Early Nests Release 300 Hatchlings
This past Saturday was the very first release day for turtle hatchlings for the 2013 season. Turtle eggs take approximately 51 days to...
Laura WilkinsonAugust 5, 2013
Cozumel Turtle Season 2013: An Update – 3,227 Nests
Rafael Chacon, Cozumel’s Director of Ecology and the Environment, is reporting there have been 3,227 turtle nests identified in the windward-side beach area...
Laura WilkinsonJuly 26, 2013
Cozumel’s Turtle Program Update
Biologist Rafael Chacon, the Municipal Director of the Ecology, reports over 2000 turtle nests have been identified. Nests are spread throughout Punta Sur...
Laura WilkinsonJuly 15, 2013
Cozumel’s Turtle Program: How You Can Participate
Volunteer Risa Winograd wrote her experience of volunteering with Cozumel Turtles about her recent visit to Cozumel You can volunteer too by simply contacting...
Laura WilkinsonJuly 5, 2013
Cozumel’s Municipal Department of Ecology Turtle Program
According to recent figures, volunteers and staff have identified and marked a whopping 975 nests so far. eggs take about two months of...
Laura WilkinsonJuly 3, 2013
2013 Cozumel Turtle Season – How You Can Get Involved & Help
This story originally appeared in the weekly Cozumel 4 You NEWS – the island’s number one source of positive information about our island! ...
Laura WilkinsonJune 25, 2013
2013 Cozumel Turtle Season Underway with High Numberszzzzzz
Although the turtle laying season only started in May, already 300 nests have been identified and tagged. This is a record breaking start...
Laura WilkinsonJune 17, 2013
Cozumel’s 2013 Hurricane Preparedness Committee Already Meeting
Although hurricane season doesn’t officially start until June, Cozumel authorities are leaving nothing up to chance. With an active hurricane season predicted for...
Laura WilkinsonMay 21, 2013
Cozumel Turtle Season 2013 Begins May 15, Nests Already Discovered
Although May 15th is the official start of the 2013 turtle nesting season according to the Comité de Protección a la Tortuga Marina,...
Laura WilkinsonMay 10, 2013
Cozumel Punta Sur Crocodiles Under Study by UNAM Zoological Expert
The protected zone of the Punta Sur Eco Park is home to flora and fauna unique to the island, including the American Crocodile...
Laura WilkinsonApril 26, 2013
