Sea Turtle Conservation Project!!

Conserving Sea Turtles has become a widely known and popular project all over the pacific coast.  When we were down in El Salvador, right on the other side of our hotel was an area where the turtle eggs were protected to grow without the threat of predators, human or not.  Then when they are hatched and big enough, they are released back to the ocean.  I was lucky to have been able to witness this event a couple of mornings while on the beach

one of the little guys going out to see, there were about three or four dozen being released at a time!!

The other day, while Jerry, myself, our friends Joe and Jackie were out having some margaritas on the beach we got to witness a mom turtle coming up to shore to lay her eggs.  She was very causous about the journy up to shore, once she found a spot she liked she took here time digging a hole and laying here eggs.  Then after carefully covering them she sped back down to the water.  It was deffinetly a sight to see.  I did not take any pictures of this event, not wanting to spook her any more than she probably was, having the four of us around.  There were also some others including a guard to make sure no one stole the eggs before they could be collected to take to the near by area. 
There are a tone of sites to learn more about this in Mexico and all over:
http://gomexico.about.com/od/adventureecotourism/a/saving-sea-turtles.htm

http://www.projects-abroad.org/projects/conservation-and-environment/mexico-sea-turtle-and-costal-ecology-project/

http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0505/volunteer_conserving_sea_turtles_in_mexico.shtml