Sea turtles are nesting on Klein Bonaire!

Hawskbill and loggerhead sea turtles are using the Klein Bonaire beaches for nesting. Each turtle lays from 120 to 160 eggs per nest. Baby turtles hatch after about two months and emerge on their own before running towards the sea. These hatchlings face many predators on land and in the sea, such as ghost crabs, fish and birds.

HELP PROTECT THE ENDANGERED TURTLES BY STAYING AT LEAST 2 M/6 FT AWAY FROM MARKED NESTS ON KLEIN BONAIRE!

 Klein Bonaire: 51
 Bonaire: 22

Bonaire provides nesting habitat for three species of marine turtles: hawksbill, green, and loggerhead turtles. Hawksbills are responsible for the most activity and probably deposit more than 50 nests island-wide. Green turtles and loggerheads lay fewer nests, perhaps less than 20 for each species.

    « Main sea turtle nesting beaches of Bonaire

Most turtle nests are laid on the beaches that lie along the Northeast coast of Klein Bonaire, on and around "No Name" beach. The importance of this area for turtle nesting helped the effort to purchase the island from its private owners in 1999, spearheaded by the Foundation Preservation Klein Bonaire [FPKB web site].

    « Hawksbill hatchling turtles running towards the sea.