One of the most important experiences in my life in Galapagos Island was when I was a Volunteer for a Charles Darwin Station, monitoring marine tortoises specie (Chelonidae mydas) or green Tortoise. I spent 2 months on Isabela island. I stayed in a small camp with 5 partners in THE middle of nowhere, Alone without technology, only the animals and us.
My group for 2 months
Every night we worked from 7 pm to 5 am, because in this time the marine tortoises get out of the sea to make the nests and lay their eggs. We had to mark every marine tortoise, to recognize them when they return to the beach again. Also we had to examine them and record data, such as how large and long was the shell, and we had to count the eggs that every marine tortoise laid. 
In these images we can see the turtles make their nests up in the sand like hide and withdrawal.
We can see the traces left by the turtles inthe beach at night.
In the morning sometimes we saw the babies tortoises (neonates) coming out of the sand and running to the sea, although sometimes only a few could reach the sea, as sea birds ate them, and we could not interfere in the order of nature.
We can see the hatchlings emerging from their nest during the day, but they are easy prey to the sunlight. The following image shows seabirds Deborah after the infants of 6 different nests.
This experience was a beginning for many others in my life. But if you like participate in this important project, visit that web page or write in that email address.
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Don’t care where are you from, is free and this month is opening the new season that lasted six months. Only need your help and your desire to take care the environment.
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