Every year Golfina sea turtles come to the beaches of Banderas Bay to lay their eggs. There are several sites where the eggs are collected and protected until they hatch and can be assisted in entering the sea.
Some sites are open to visitors.
The number of sea turtles is a small fraction of what it was only a generation ago because the turtles have been hunted for their meat and eggs by human and other predators. The Association of Hotels and Coparmex.