Video: Tortugas y Tortugueros (2005)

In 2005, Jamie Perkins produced a homemade documentary on the work of marine turtle conservation biologists in Nuevo Vallarta and Litibu. The narrative and imagery cover many aspects of their work, including nighttime patrols, gathering eggs from female turtles, maintaining corrals to protect eggs, poaching issues, and hazards to adult female nesting. Enjoy!

Results from the 2007 Sea Turtle Season

Mexican Biologist Gilberto Galindo Castro M.V.Z. under permission by SEMARNAT, and President of Grupo Ecologico Manos Unidas por Litibu A.C. reports the following summary from the 2007 turtle season on the beaches of Litibu, Malinal, Punta Negra and Playa Careyeros.

Gilberto safely relocated 191 turtle nest contents of 19,193 eggs to the turtle corral. This resulted in his successful release of 17,849 baby sea turtle hatchlings into the sea. He had a 93% survival rate of hatchlings from eggs, which is phenomenal and due to his excellent care of the turtles and scientific methodology.

SEMARNAT authorization for Grupo Ecologico Litibu

The Litibu Sea Turtle Protection and Conservation Program is unique in that it is independently run (not tied to any hotels, academic institutions, businesses, or for-profit entities) by a Biologist authorized by the Mexican Federal environmental protection branch, Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) to operate in the Federal Maritime Zone (Zona Federal Maritimo). With the support of the Grupo Ecologico A.C. to assist the program with acquisition of equipment, materials, volunteers, and outreach support, we have an opportunity to bring much influence to the broader community on the best practices of protecting endangered marine sea turtles on the beaches of Litibu, Malinal, Punta Negra, and Playa Careyeros, while remaining independent which is the goal.