Name: Short Film: How to Help Sea Turtles Threatened By Extinction
Uploaded: 2022-02-19T02:52:32.000Z
Duration: 9 min 52 s
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for at least five out of seven sea turtle species worldwide.

in the popular vacation towns of Tulum and Cancun,

and green turtles, are setting up nests on the beach.

Volunteers like the one in our next film,

Aurora (Dawn), patrol the nest to make sure

Their sanctuary is one of the largest in the country.

to help protect a species at the brink of extinction.

- [Narrator] In the afternoon, we count the eggshells

Most of them have barely a few hours outside of the egg

and getting them out to safety until nightfall

is their only chance to ever reach the sea.

And even though a lot of them don't make it,

At the camp, we patrol the beaches every night

in the search of sea turtles that come to nest

of all the specimens that come to Xcacel each year.

You can be burned out, but being surrounded

by everyone getting ready, somehow lifts your spirits up.

the wind in your face, hoping for it to be a windy night

You feel connected to the sea, the stars.

And wait for the first sea turtles of the night to appear.

The immense effort forces them to stop constantly,

We also protect them from any adverse situation

To witness how they end in these beaches,

such a long and rough journey always leaves me in awe.

They go wherever they want through the vast ocean.

We're volunteers of all ages and all parts of Mexico

who have come together to put all our energy

in the protection of this natural sanctuary.

Xcacel is a very attractive place for tourism.

And even though it's a natural protected area,

it is constantly in danger by resorts and real estate firms.

That's why this conservation project is so important.

the newborn sea turtles can hatch safely.

On the other, the tenderness of the newborn sea turtles,

It's incredible to see how it all coexists

For every thousand sea turtles that cross the beach,

They just hatched, they're new in this world,

to the toughest and longest journey of their lives.

but they keep fighting to get to their destination,

The nights are always long and exhausting,

but all this tiredness disappears with dawn

and you feel proud for the work you've done.

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Short Film: How to Help Sea Turtles Threatened By Extinction

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