Puerto Vallarta launches 2016 Sea Turtle Protection Program

Puerto Vallarta has launched the 2016 Sea Turtle Conservation and Protection Program under the guidance of Mayor Arturo Davalos Peña and the Environmental Protection Agency of Mexico.

The yearly program helps promote awareness of sea turtles in Puerto Vallarta and educate the population on the importance of preserving turtle nesting areas.

Nightly surveillance of beaches between Playa de Ora and Garza Blanca searching for nesting locations and protecting eggs. Eggs are collected and preserved until hatching and releasing through the program. Releasing will begin mid-August with eggs hatching after 45-days.

The protection program is headed by three . . .