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I a great night last night i went to MON REPOS to see the turtles hatching a great expereince which was made even more special as I did a meet with Jemasmith another flickr addict lol

From November to March, visitors to Mon Repos participating in a Connect with Nature Turtle Encounters program can witness one of nature's most fascinating spectacles—the annual pilgrimage of sea turtles.

Each year, adult female turtles come ashore to lay eggs on Mon Repos beach. About eight weeks later young sea turtles emerge from the eggs and race to the sea.

The best time to see turtles laying eggs is after dark from mid November to February. Hatchlings usually leave their nests to begin their journey to the sea, at night from mid January until late March. If you visit in January you might be lucky enough to see both adults and hatchlings.

Turtles are easily disturbed from their nesting if correct turtle watching guidelines are not followed. Each year more people visit Mon Repos to watch the turtles. To protect nesting turtles and hatchlings, people can only visit the park at night as a participant in Connect with Nature Turtle Encounters—a ranger-guided experience available seven nights a week from November to late March, excluding 24, 25 and 31 December.