Scaling Sand Dunes and Saving Sea Turtles in Baja California Sur Jackie Laulainen - Yahoo! Travel
go to original April 27, 2015

Sand Dunes and Sea Turtle Research with Red Travel Mexico (The Budget-Minded Traveler)

As we bumped and rocked along the 30-kilometer dirt road that literally stretched into the middle of nowhere in Baja California Sur, I couldn’t help but wonder exactly what we were getting ourselves into.

In my mind, sea turtle conservation consisted of rescuing babies, protecting them as they scurry into the safety of the ocean so that they don’t get picked off by low-flying predators. I realized that beyond that, I didn’t know much about sea turtle conservation, until I got to spend a day at Red Travel Mexico’s camp in Magdalena Bay.

Red Travel Mexico is based in La Paz, Baja California Sur, and its mission is to connect people to nature and sea turtle conservation. It exists as a hybrid organization, half tour operator in the secluded paradises of the Baja peninsula and half nonprofit conducting sea turtle research.

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