Day: August 12, 2017

Endangered Species - Protecting Turtles in Sian Ka'an

Endangered Species – Protecting Turtles in Sian Ka’an

By far one of the most beloved and enchanting animals to roam the open waters is the sea turtle.  The awe-inspiring beaches along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, and those within the protected Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve in particular, are important nesting areas for sea turtles including green turtles, hawksbill turtles and loggerheads.   Nesting Turtles in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere The ancient ritual of female turtles returning to the very beaches where they were born (sometimes migrating more than 1,000 arduous miles in order to arrive there from their feeding grounds) is not only fascinating, it is an essential part of the survival of their species.  The mothers are driven by pure natural instinct to nest upon the shores where they hatched, dragging their heavy bodies ashore and carefully digging a nest, laying their eggs and then returning to the sea.   How Turtles are Being Protected in Sian Ka’an Sadly, all sea turtle species are now endangered; however there are measures being taken to ensure that the next generations will thrive.  It is illegal in …