Sea Turtles Forever

Sea Turtles Forever Visit www.seaturtlesforever.org for information about supporting our sea turtle and marine conservation project work in Costa Rica and the Pacific coast.

Sea Turtles Forever is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization which conducts research and monitoring of endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica, and also researches the effects of marine plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean.

I had a great day today teaching 17 awesome autistic teenagers from the Portland area about marine microplastic at Whale...
04/10/2026

I had a great day today teaching 17 awesome autistic teenagers from the Portland area about marine microplastic at Whale Park in Cannon Beach. They were very excited to learn about marine microplastic and the effect they have on our marine environment. Then we all ran filtration screens and made a difference for the beach, ocean and planet. It gave me great satisfaction to have those kids so excited to make a difference for the planet. They learned a lot and had a very beneficial day near the ocean, breathing the ocean air, in the sunshine, exercising and learning. This was the earliest we have been able to start filtration in 10 years due to the dry weather we have been having. I think God may have given us a gift and planned this day to happen for this very special group of kids. STF/Blue Wave 2026

This is Rhonda -- or JC 63 JC64 and she nested last night on Punta Pargos. Rhonda was originally tagged back in January...
03/11/2026

This is Rhonda -- or JC 63 JC64 and she nested last night on Punta Pargos. Rhonda was originally tagged back in January 2019 when nesting and returned to nest again in January of 2022, she is back at it again in 2026. She is on a 3-4 year nesting cycle and came to a different beach than last time around. These tags give us very valuable data that helps us understand so much more about these Chelonia Mydas. She gave us another nice nest to secure for hatch! seaturtlesforever.org --- 2026

Tonight on Punta Pargos -- "Starlight" or JC 52 returned for her second nesting of the season. Yerson was there with her...
02/23/2026

Tonight on Punta Pargos -- "Starlight" or JC 52 returned for her second nesting of the season. Yerson was there with her to monitor and protect the nest for hatch. William and Juan Carlos were also on the patrol and Bernardo is just north of this location. We have it covered, no eggs will be leaving the beach with the STF Team on patrol. STF 2026 -- seaturtlesforever.org

This is what our hatch recoveries have looked like from 2008 until 2024 on Punta Pargos. We were also at 93% for 2025 se...
01/31/2026

This is what our hatch recoveries have looked like from 2008 until 2024 on Punta Pargos. We were also at 93% for 2025 season and will be updating this chart soon to show 2003 until present. STF 2026

A perfect hatch on Punta Pargos. This nest hatched out at 100% with 65 of 65 eggs hatching. It is rare for every egg to ...
01/31/2026

A perfect hatch on Punta Pargos. This nest hatched out at 100% with 65 of 65 eggs hatching. It is rare for every egg to hatch and produce a baby turtle but our hatch rates have been exceptional on Punta Pargos hovering at around 93% overall for years. Even a 70% hatch recovery rate is good but our beaches on Punta Pargos are ideal for high hatch recovery. Also our team is super experienced and talented at handling the eggs when we translocate them to a safe spot hiding them from the poachers. STF 2026

This is "Starlight" or JC52 JC53 -- she showed up last night after being tagged during a nesting in 2019. So glad she f...
01/31/2026

This is "Starlight" or JC52 JC53 -- she showed up last night after being tagged during a nesting in 2019. So glad she found her way back home to the same beach she was tagged at. Normally these Sea Turtles nest every 3-5 years so she was a little bit late on this turn around. STF 2026

The Sea Turtles Forever runs nest area monitoring patrols just about every night of the nesting season which is 6-7 mont...
01/31/2026

The Sea Turtles Forever runs nest area monitoring patrols just about every night of the nesting season which is 6-7 months long. This chart illustrates our 3400 patrols from 2008 until 2024. We started patrols in 2003 and are on the beach tonight so this is just a partial report that we will update soon with the total for all years but it gives you an idea of how determined we are to save this cohort of endangered sea turtles. STF 2026

We have taught the kids of Los Pargos and Paraiso for 20 years "Why sea turtles are important". Occasionally our team wi...
01/08/2026

We have taught the kids of Los Pargos and Paraiso for 20 years "Why sea turtles are important". Occasionally our team will bring some kids to the beach to witness the amazing circle of life moment. Changing attitudes in rural locations takes time and effort and we have invested both to teach the kids why sea turtles are vital to their future. STF 2026

STF had "Danica" HA 2617--HA 2618 nesting on P**a Pargos tonight. This is significant due to the fact that she also nest...
12/31/2025

STF had "Danica" HA 2617--HA 2618 nesting on P**a Pargos tonight. This is significant due to the fact that she also nested on Punta Pargos last season and was tagged by our team. Normally sea turtles nest every 3-5 years but Danica is working overtime for us pumping out more nests this season. We also had our first hatch for the season. STF 25/26 season.

Sea Turtles Forever is starting our 24th year of sea turtle monitoring & protection patrols on Punta Pargos, Guanacaste,...
11/13/2025

Sea Turtles Forever is starting our 24th year of sea turtle monitoring & protection patrols on Punta Pargos, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Follow the updates with our latest newsletter!

https://tinyurl.com/STF-2025-2026

I was working to remove this long line hook from this nesting turtle and she got ahold of my finger! That really hurt bu...
08/17/2025

I was working to remove this long line hook from this nesting turtle and she got ahold of my finger! That really hurt but we managed to get the hook out and also got my finger back! We see less long line hooks now but for a time this was a common occurrence. STF

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