Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Heavy tides in Puerto Vallarta damage sea turtle nests

High tides in the Bay of Banderas in Puerto Vallarta caused severe damage to sea turtle nests in the area, and along the Jalisco coast.

Antonio Ramírez, from the sea turtle preserve of Boca de Tomates, reported that the swells entered the tortuguero field last night and buried hundreds of nests. "they covered them, buried them and put a lot of sand in them," he said.

The waves also damaged several palapas located in the area and the boxes where turtle eggs were stored, about a thousand, were buried by water.

He indicated that the situation was worse in . . .

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