Hi Nina, thanks for your message. These baby turtles were always released during sunrise/sunset by taking the young ones from the protected area in kind of a bucket to the beach and people would release them there. I actually did some research afterwards to gain more knowledge about harmfulness of touching them. It’s about the turtles having to find their way back to where they hatched once they are mature enough to make their own nest. There are different ways to release them, but I think a big difference is that this was in Mexico. Unfortunately there are still people stealing turtle eggs for food and that’s why the eggs get protected by a beach patrol and even moved to a secure area to help improve their survival rate. Afterwards they release the babies at sunrise or sunset near the water.
I can totally understand that it would be better to leave the nest, the eggs and let the turtles go from there to the water in their own way, but I guess it depends on the area risks. I will try to find out more about your questions and get back to you again. Where did you complete a baby turtle release?
Happy Travels, Renate

Oh they sure are 🙂

Lief hèa 🙂