Cozumel, Q.R. — The Cozumel Parks and Museums Foundation (FPMC) reports that the first sea turtle hatchlings were recorded Thursday. The hatchlings were located at the Turtle Camp of the Punta Sur Ecotourism Park.
The nest belongs to a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), one of the two species that arrive each year on the shores of Cozumel to lay their eggs. The second is the white sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
The season formally began in April with the discovery of the first nest and will continue until October.
The General Director of the FPMC, Juanita Alonso Marrufo, noted that this effort is part of the institutional commitment to environmental conservation.
“The birth of these first offspring reminds us of the importance of continuing to rally around our efforts to protect our natural environment. Cozumel is home to iconic species and we work every day to ensure their protection,” said Alonso Marrufo.
The Director of Conservation and Environmental Education (CEA), biologist Rafael Chacón Díaz, and the technical manager of the Punta Sur Turtle Camp, biologist Carlos Ricardo Peralta Muñoz, reported that the 2025 Sea Turtle Protection Program is now underway with daily patrols to locate nests.
Authorities did not provide figures as to how many nests are currently in the camp, nor did they report how many eggs have hatched to date.
