Collection and Release Records
The following records show the number of nests collected and placed in our nursery, the number relocated to prevent poaching, and the total number of hatchlings released to the sea.
San Francisco Nursery - Olive Ridley, (Lepidochelys Olivacea) (1995-2004)
Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Nests Recorded |
111 |
172 |
182 |
102 |
228 |
388 |
416 |
267 |
289 |
306 |
Nests Relocated |
10 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
209 |
111 |
50 |
47 |
18 |
Released to the Sea |
7,517 |
11,442 |
4,085 * |
6,382 |
18,571 |
40,661 |
40,331 |
22,591 |
27,082 |
26,791 |
* Months of heavy rain and cold temperatures, associated with El Nino, killed 77% of all the eggs in 1997
San Francisco Nursery - Olive Ridley, (Lepidochelys Olivacea) (2005-2014)
Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Box Nursery |
310 |
470 |
656 |
666 |
584 |
486 |
661 |
902 |
828 |
859 |
Beach Nursery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
118 |
324 |
246 |
170 |
367 |
278 |
250 |
Nests Relocated |
111 |
113 |
190 |
207 |
119 |
21 |
86 |
117 |
27 |
83 |
Released to the Sea |
26,190 |
42,901 |
65,852 |
76,688 |
63,664 |
54,856 |
65,446 |
105,286 |
90,098 |
89,833 |
San Francisco Nursery - Olive Ridley, (Lepidochelys Olivacea) (2015-2024)
Year |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Box Nursery |
778 |
554 |
745 |
639 |
688 |
0 |
0 |
519 |
681 |
0 |
Beach nursery |
96 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nests Relocated |
64 |
70 |
187 |
334 |
165 |
1,087 |
1,157 |
558 |
401 |
0 |
Released to the Sea |
69,941 |
47,849 |
83,645 |
94,372 |
72,237 |
88,512 |
92,028 |
73,043 |
81,037 |
0 |
San Francisco Nursery - Leatherback, (Dermochelys coriacea) (1992-2013)
Year |
1992-93 |
1995 |
1996-97 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2008-09 |
2012-13 |
Nests Collected |
6 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Nests Left in Place |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Released to the Sea |
308 |
65 |
382 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
60 |
255 |
San Francisco Nursery - Eastern Pacific Green Turtle, (Chelonia Agassizi) (1996)
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The only recorded Eastern Pacific Green Turtle nest in the state of Nayarit |
Nuevo Vallarta Nursery - Olive Ridley, (Lepidochelys Olivacea) (1993-1994)
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In June of 1994 the Group acquired permission from the Mexican Government to build the first nursery encampment on the beach of Nuevo Vallarta. However, we passed it on to another organization. |
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