A Puerto Vallarta turtle camp has released about 31,000 hatchlings this season
The Playa Holi camp, run with the city and RANA A.C., counted the releases from July 15 through October 21.
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The sea turtle camp at Playa Holi in Puerto Vallarta has released about 31,000 hatchlings between July 15 and October 21, 2026. Vallarta Independiente reported the count on October 21.
The city's Dirección de Sostenibilidad Ambiental runs the camp with the group RANA A.C. Eggs are collected, held in an incubation corral, and the hatchlings are then released. In Puerto Vallarta the season starts in July and can run into November or December, depending on conditions. The paper asked people to skip camera flashes and other bright lights at night, when turtles come ashore and need the beach dark.
The environmental office is also working with PROFEPA and SEMARNAT. Those two federal agencies made a joint supervision visit to the camp. The report describes sea turtles and does not name the species. The 31,000 figure is this camp's releases for the season so far, not a count of every nest on the coast.
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At Playa Holi in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, a turtle camp released about 31,000 hatchlings between July 15 and October 21, 2026. Vallarta Independiente reported the number. The city works with a group called RANA A.C. People move eggs into a protected pen, then let the babies go to the sea. The season can last into November or December. The paper asked people not to use a camera flash at night, because bright light can scare turtles that come ashore to nest. The 31,000 figure is this camp's season so far, not every turtle on the coast.
- Why would bright lights at night be a problem for a turtle on a beach?
- Why move eggs into a pen instead of leaving every nest where it was laid?
- What is one rule a class could make for visiting a beach where animals nest?
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