The camera crew found dozens of hatchlings crushed on the road and were right to film them, showing the urgent need for change.
“Every turtle that was seen or filmed by the #PlanetEarth2 crew was collected and put back into the sea,” BBC Earth confirmed on Twitter.
The BBC had it covered, posting a video paying tribute to local conservationists at the Barbados Sea Turtle Project, who helped the crew “enormously” and continue to rescue and fight for the turtles all year round.
The ground-breaking second series of the nature documentary has been a huge hit, with more younger viewers watching it than The X Factor.