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Puerto Vallarta’s latest beach bulletin places four zones under red and purple flags and eight beaches under yellow caution.

Puerto Vallarta posted red flags at five beach zones Sept. 2, with purple wildlife warnings at four and yellow cautions elsewhere.

Puerto Vallarta crews use drones, an airboat and ground teams to locate two crocodiles near homes and a school in Las Mojoneras.

Red and purple flags blocked swimming at five Puerto Vallarta beach zones while six other beaches remained under yellow caution.

Navy personnel safeguarded 108 hatchlings at Los Muertos Beach before their release, marking a second turtle intervention in little more than a week.

Seven monitored Puerto Vallarta beaches carry yellow flags Tuesday, while five river-mouth and Marina zones remain closed to swimming.

Navy personnel found 62 sea turtle eggs at Los Muertos Beach and transferred the clutch into protected incubation during nesting season.

Puerto Vallarta rescue crews shared beach alert protocols as a coastal training program begins with hotel staff and government agencies.

Red and purple flags restrict swimming at Marina Vallarta beaches and river mouths as surf rises and lifeguards maintain patrols.

Eleven adult crocodile deaths deepen concern over habitat loss and wildlife safety across Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas.

Two illegal traps were removed from Coapinole Lagoon after four mud turtles were found inside, including an endangered Vallarta mud turtle.

Puerto Vallarta joined Mexico’s Aug. 9 reforestation campaign after a two-day municipal tree giveaway reached local homes and neighborhoods.

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