Barbados Sea Turtle Project hatchling releases

Listing details

Full Address

Island-wide; UWI Cave Hill, St Michael, Barbados

Website

https://barbadosseaturtles.org/

Name

Barbados Sea Turtle Project hatchling releases

Sources (internal, verification URLs)

https://barbadosseaturtles.org/hatchling

Verified

hand-verified research, Jul 2026

Excerpt

Long-running university research and conservation project monitoring nesting and hatching, running a 24-hour turtle hotline and rescuing injured turtles. The public is invited to hatchling releases, a

About

Long-running university research and conservation project monitoring nesting and hatching, running a 24-hour turtle hotline and rescuing injured turtles. The public is invited to hatchling releases, announced at short notice.

NOT a commercial attraction. A 25-year-plus scientific programme run by UWI that depends on public reporting. Attending puts you alongside researchers rather than an operator, and the hotline is worth carrying if you are on a beach at night.

Why it is eco / at the source

NOT a commercial attraction. A 25-year-plus scientific programme run by UWI that depends on public reporting. Attending puts you alongside researchers rather than an operator, and the hotline is worth carrying if you are on a beach at night.

Country

Barbados

Area / Neighbourhood

Island-wide; UWI Cave Hill, St Michael

City

Island-wide; UWI Cave Hill, St Michael

Type

Marine Conservation

Season (open months)

Turtle season April-December. Hawksbill nesting mid-May to mid/late Oct; leatherback Feb-Jul; hawksbill hatching mid-Jul to mid-Oct, emerging 6pm-6am. Releases posted at short notice on Facebook

Ethics

Research-led, observation only. No feeding, no public handling, no captive animals. THE ETHICAL COUNTERWEIGHT to the commercial turtle-swim boats. Turtles are legally protected in Barbados and must not be touched, chased or fed.

Free to visit

No

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Last checked

2026-07-22

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