Turtle Watching in Matura

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Turtle Watching in Matura
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Be a nature seekers and help conserve wildlife!
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Help with our Turtle Weighing project!
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How to organize for turtle watching

• During the decades of the 1970s and 1980s, the
  slaughter of egg-bearing females created
  sufficient national concern to designate the
  nesting beach a Prohibited Area under the Forest
  Act (chap 6601) in 1990. As a result, the Matura
  Beach is restricted every year during the period
  of 1st March to 31st August inclusive. This means
  that each person coming to view turtles must
  obtain a permit to enter the prohibited area. In
  order to do this one person will need to visit
  special offices of the Forestry Division with a
  list of names of everyone desirous of coming to
  view turtles and the date they wish to come.
  Without a permit on the beach you can be fined
  20,000.00
• Permits can be obtained at the
• Sangre Grande Forestry Division Tel [phone]
• San Fernando Forestry Division Tel [phone]
• Port of Spain Forestry Division Tel [phone]
• Chaguanas Forestry Division Tel [phone]
• Rio Claro Forestry Division Tel
  644-1986/644-2241
• The cost of the permits are (paid at Forestry
  Division)
• TT5.00 per adult and
• TT2.00 per child (Under 12)
• As part of the conservation effort a carrying
  capacity was establish to allow 200 persons for
  Matura Beach. As a result the permits are granted
  on a first come first serve basis.
• All visitors with permits are asked contact
  Nature Seekers for directions. On arrival on the
  beach visitors pay a guide fee of (paid to Nature
  Seekers)
• Visitors Adult Child (under 12)
• Locals (per person) 15.00 TT 5.00 TT
• Foreigners (per person) 15.00 US 5.00 US
• Foreigners Students (per person) 10.00 US

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Time to Arrive 800PM nightly (March
August) What to Bring Turtle watching Permits
Umbrellas Insect Repellent Water Snacks Camera
(with a Video camera you will need a permit from
the Forestry Division call 6625114)
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Where to go!
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Other Tours Offered
2 Rio Saco Waterfall
1 Matura Waterfall
3 Turtle Tagging Tour
Visit our Website at www.natureseekers.org for
more information
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Accommodation and Meals
Suzans Guest House Address 10 ¼ mm Toco Main
Road, Matura Tel[phone] Contact Mrs.
Suzan Lakhan Baptiste