Since Esfand 1385 the Environmental Department of the Construction and Infrastructure Deputy of the Kish Free Zone Organization, by implementing a protection and monitoring plan for sea turtles and establishing round-the-clock patrols of rangers at one of the largest turtle nesting sites in the southern part of the island, has sent a large number of newborn turtles annually to the shores of the azure Persian Gulf island.
The Cheloniidae family, which includes seven species of turtles, two species of which — the hawksbill turtle and the green turtle — are observed in the waters surrounding Kish Island. Hawksbill turtles nest on the beaches of Kish. The primary habitat of these turtles is coral reefs. But green turtles feed on algae and other plant material on seagrass beds in shallow coastal waters. These turtles are generally herbivorous.
Given that every year a number of hawksbill and leatherback turtles come to the beaches of Kish to nest, the Environmental Department of the Organization has fenced off the area with the highest nesting traffic and protects this site. The turtle protection site is located in the southern area of Kish. There is an opportunity for interested tourists to see nesting and hatchlings emerging from eggs simultaneously in the second half of Ordibehesht and the first half of Khordad.