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Mexico sea‑turtle protection expands, regional clean‑ups releases, local patrol
Following Building on earlier community‑driven efforts, Mexican authorities have further scaled up marine‑turtle protection. In Oaxaca, Profepa instituted a permanent federal monitoring operation at Playa Escobilla and Playa Morro Ayuta during the 2026‑2027 season, recording 17,206 leatherbacks at Escobilla (≈1.72 million eggs) from 4‑9 July community patrols, municipal authorities in Puerto Morelos and 3,915 turtles at Morro Ayuta (≈391,500 eggs) from 7‑10 July, together with joint Benito Juárez reported continued night‑time beach patrols by the Navy, CONANP and the PROREST program. The agency also formalised two citizen‑environmental monitoring committees in the Sierra de Tamaulipas biosphere reserve, assigning 23 volunteers from Villa de Casas and Soto la Marina to support patrols, education and protection of jaguar, puma, ocelot, green macaw and Swainson’s hawk. Municipalities along the Caribbean coast have intensified local actions. late July 2026. Puerto Morelos conducted night patrols at Punta Brava, documenting recorded 860 nests of white, loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles. Adjacent active nests, while Benito Juárez reported protection of protected 5,213 nests and over more than 607,000 eggs across within 48 corrals along a 12‑km shoreline, emphasizing highlighting ongoing citizen participation involvement and coordination with specialists. These steps build on earlier regional clean‑ups In the Gulf region, Tamaulipas Governor Américo Villarreal Anaya chaired the opening and NGO‑government collaborations, expanding both federal monitoring closing ceremonies of the 2026 sea‑turtle release season at La Pesca beach camp. Officials released a total of 231,115 hatchlings across six camps—predominantly loggerheads (230,773) and a smaller number of green turtles (342). The final ceremony on 26 July saw 342 hatchlings (57 loggerheads, 285 greens) released, reaffirming the state’s commitment to Gulf biodiversity. These actions extend the multi‑level conservation framework, linking federal monitoring, grassroots patrols patrols, and large‑scale hatchling releases to safeguard sea‑turtles Mexico’s marine turtles and related wildlife across Mexico. wildlife.