Eco Tour
Grande Anse leatherback turtle watch, Desbarras
Grande Anse leatherback turtle watch, Desbarras is a marine conservation in Grande Anse beach, Desbarras, Babonneau (wild Atlantic north east coast), St Lucia.
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Guided overnight watch on Saint Lucia's main leatherback nesting beach, run with the Desbarras community turtle watch group, now revitalised as S.T.A.N.D. (Sea Turtle And Nature Defenders), historically booked through Saint Lucia Heritage Tours.
Community-run on a deliberately undeveloped beach; the presence of organised watch groups on Grande Anse is a direct deterrent to poaching and sand mining. Income supports the village that patrols the nests.
Listing details
- Full Address
- Grande Anse beach, Desbarras, Babonneau (wild Atlantic north-east coast), St Lucia
- Name
- Grande Anse leatherback turtle watch, Desbarras
- Sources (internal, verification URLs)
- https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/turtle-season-on-grande-anse/
https://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/publications/ProtectNestingSeaTurtles.pdf - Verified
- hand-verified research, Jul 2026
- Excerpt
- Guided overnight watch on Saint Lucia's main leatherback nesting beach, run with the Desbarras community turtle watch group, now revitalised as S.T.A.N.D. (Sea Turtle And Nature Defenders), historical
- About
- Guided overnight watch on Saint Lucia's main leatherback nesting beach, run with the Desbarras community turtle watch group, now revitalised as S.T.A.N.D. (Sea Turtle And Nature Defenders), historically booked through Saint Lucia Heritage Tours.
Community-run on a deliberately undeveloped beach; the presence of organised watch groups on Grande Anse is a direct deterrent to poaching and sand mining. Income supports the village that patrols the nests. - Why it is eco / at the source
- Community-run on a deliberately undeveloped beach; the presence of organised watch groups on Grande Anse is a direct deterrent to poaching and sand mining. Income supports the village that patrols the nests.
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Area / Neighbourhood
- Grande Anse beach, Desbarras, Babonneau (wild Atlantic north-east coast)
- Type
- Marine Conservation
- Season (open months)
- Nesting March-November. Leatherback runs usually March-July, weather dependent; hatchlings most often October. NOTE Saint Lucia still has a LEGAL TURTLE FISHING SEASON 1 Oct-31 Dec
- Ethics
- Published rules are strict and correct: NO torches, no phone lights, no camera flash near turtles; never touch, chase, crowd or ride a turtle; keep distance from adults, nests and hatchlings; NEVER stand between a turtle or hatchling and the sea; stay quiet and still. Guided watches explicitly recommended over independent night walks. HOWEVER we could NOT VERIFY that a licensed research-linked public tour is currently running - reporting indicates community tours were largely discontinued over safety, poaching and sand-mining problems, while booking platforms still list a Heritage product. DO NOT PUBLISH AS BOOKABLE without phone confirmation (758 458 1454 / 458 1726).
- Free to visit
- No
- Brand image
- Last checked
- 2026-07-22
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