Sea Turtles

Xel-Há is one of the camps of the Sea Turtle Conservation Program of the Riviera Maya – Tulum, supported by Flora, Fauna y Cultura de México, A.C.

The program has worked for four decades in environmental education, conservation, protection, and research of sea turtles. Xel-Há is considered a relevant nesting area for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta).

The sea turtle conservation program has the firm support of Grupo Xcaret and is an important element of the sustainability actions undertaken by the company. Xel-Há Park performs an outstanding job within this program, which has achieved the following by 2024:

• Five turtle camps
• Four volunteers in camps (for contingency no more are received yet)
• 12,272 registered sea turtle nests
• 532,377 sea turtle hatchlings that returned to the sea
• A historical record of 16,423,303 pups that returned to the sea
• 99 turtles were reintroduced to the sea with the initiation program, which consists of caring for a sea turtle nest for approximately 15 months.
• 12,851 clutches are protected in coordination with Flora, Fauna y Cultura de México A.C.
• 19 specimens were treated at the Wildlife Hospital, of which 8 have completed their rehabilitation and have been reintroduced to their habitat.