Well, this is a first for us. A family of supporters each want their very own nest! A couple from Montana that live here part time and support the camp full time contacted us recently to talk about a very special adoption. First the back story! Kathern and her husband […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
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Ayotlcalli no es solamente “La Casa de la Tortuga”, sino que también es la casa de tres perros: Blacky, Fox y Bella, aparte de Lily, una perrita que vive dentro. Si usted ha asistido a una liberación, seguro que conoce a éstas dulces mascotas del campamento. Ellos protegen el corral, […]
Happy weekend everyone! It seems like the last couple of posts have not been happy ones, so it is time to switch that up with a happy post. Last night we had another special release of an adopted nest! This nest was a big one – 123 eggs. 92 of […]
Hello again. We are sad to be writing with more bad news so soon! This is a story about another night on patrol. So when we leave on patrol in the wee morning hours, the first decision is ‘Which way do we turn?” Left toward Barra de Potosí or right […]
Here we are again with another bit of sad news. Last night on patrol two of our volunteers came upon a situation that, while infrequent, we think bears reporting. It started out as a good thing. They saw a set of tracks in the sand letting them know that a […]
Ayotlcalli is not only the “house of turtles” but also (currently) the home of three “camp dogs” – Blackie, Fox, and Bella as well as the inside dog White Lily. If you have been to a release, you are sure to have met these three sweet “camp” pups. They defend […]
Everyone at the camp was excited when the first hatchlings of one of our Leatherback (Laúd) nests emerged recently. Over the course of the next several days, many more babies emerged from the nest and were released to the ocean. We even had an adopter of a later leatherback nest […]
First a warning that this post contains some graphic photos. So last night Felipe, who you all know, went out on patrol with Pablo and Steven. Pablo is a young volunteer who is still in school and comes every Saturday to help out. Steven is an awesome drop in volunteer […]
Yesterday afternoon we had a special guest presenter, Payaso Pulguita Del Perro Pinto (clown named “little flea on the spotted dog”), for a special group from the kindergarten in Infonavit del Hujal, a neighborhood in Zihautanejo. All of the children, their teacher, and parents had a wonderful time. As always, we […]
Last week was another busy one here at the Campamento, with releases most days – all of which were special in their own way. But we had a very special guest on Sunday evening! Our friend and supporter Mary Ann adopted a nest earlier this month as a birthday present […]