Since 2001, the Specific Command of San Andrés and Providencia, together with the environmental authority, have been carrying out turtle monitoring and control tasks in the Cayo Islands.
More than 3,000 eggs are being guarded by the Colombian Navy in this region of the country.
The spawning process began in the month of June and its incubation took place 45 or 50 days later.
The operation of the Colombian Navy in the minor islands of the Archipelago department contributes significantly to the protection and preservation of hawksbill, big-headed, green and laud turtles, which are essential to maintain the balance of sea ecosystems. This is how, with the detection and accompaniment of 26 nests in their hatching process, more than 300 turtles have been given life in 2024.
Therefore, the Specific Command of San Andrés and Providencia - CESYP, through the Naval posts in the keys of Albuquerque, Bolivar, Serrana and Roncador, carry out constant monitoring and control of turtles whose hunting, consumption and commercialization are prohibited by the environmental authority in this area of the country.
Colombian Navy promotes the protection of Navy specimens in the insular region
The joint work conducted by the Colombian Navy and the Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina - CORALINA, has led to constant activities focused on demarcation, egg counting and accompaniment in the birth process so that, in their difficult race to the sea, these reptiles are not devoured by predators such as birds and / or crabs.
Currently, the Naval posts of Roncador and Albuquerque are constituted as places of greater concentration of these specimens thanks to their strategic location, absence of noise and artificial light, providing a favorable habitat for the spawning and incubation of new turtles.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
