Discover Barbados’ Hidden Turtle Nesting Treasures
On a quiet night in April, a female hawksbill turtle hauls herself up a Barbados beach, digs a nest with her rear flippers, and deposits around 140 eggs before returning to the sea. She will not see those hatchlings emerge. The Barbados Sea Turtle Project, based at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, monitors every nest she and others like her make, patrolling high-density beaches nightly during the peak of the season. The project’s 24-hour Sea Turtle Hotline (230-0142) is the single most useful number a visitor can save, because it connects you directly to hatchling