"La Tortuga Viva" Online Auction

La Tortuga Viva is raising funds for much needed equipment, including a new 4x4 ATV vehicle to protect and patrol the sea turtle sanctuary. The Online Auction will also help cover additional expenses such as gas, rain ponchos, paint, fencing and food stipends for our staff of dedicated local volunteers. Your support will help conserve this critical habitat and species for generations to come.

Many Thanks to all who generously provided items here and Thank You for Bidding!

Playa Viva founded La Tortuga Viva (LTV) in 2010 to protect sea turtles from predators and poachers alike. Since then, LTV has safely released over 450,000 baby sea turtles. LTV is staffed by an all-volunteer team comprised of members of the local community of Juluchuca, Mexico.

Playa Viva supports the sanctuary by helping to raise funds for needed equipment. The volunteers patrol the beach at night to look for turtles or turtle tracks, to collect nests buried in the sand, and to bring these eggs to the sanctuary just as the mother turtle left them. The eggs are kept safe within a protected incubation sanctuary that keeps them out of the reach from the real and imminent danger of predators and poachers.

We hope you will join us today in protecting this critically important habitat and species through locally managed conservation in action!