Cozumel, Quintana Roo — The Cozumel Parks and Museums Foundation (FPMC) has reported the first sea turtle hatchlings of the 2026 nesting season at the Punta Sur Turtle Camp.
Camp technical director Ricardo Peralta Muñoz said that as of the end of June, 165 nests are under protection — 51 belonging to the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and 114 to the green or white turtle (Chelonia mydas). Monitoring efforts resulted in the release of 219 loggerhead hatchlings from five nests, after protecting a total of 477 eggs.
To help adult females reach the shore and hatchlings crawl to the sea, technical staff and volunteers removed 856.5 kilograms of solid waste during beach cleanups along the coastline.
Rafael Chacón Díaz, director of Conservation and Environmental Education, said preservation efforts rely on volunteer and community participation on the island. FPMC Director General Juanita Alonso Marrufo noted that the conservation program follows the guidelines of the state’s Development Plan for natural heritage preservation.
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