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COSTA RICA - ENVIRONMENT - SEA TURTELS - MASS NESTING
Meeresschildkröten (Olive Bastardschildkröten) kommen zur Eiablage an den Strand von Ostional / 071115 ***
Image taken on Nov. 7, 2015 shows a girl watching Lora sea turtles arriving to lay their eggs on Ostional Beach, 295km northwest of San Jose, capital of Costa Rica. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important breeding sites in the world for the endangered species. Ostional is the only beach in the world where harvesting and selling sea turtle eggs is legal. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the arribadas. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 later. ***
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Ostional , Costa Rica |
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Hepta/Mediafax Foto |
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KENT GILBERT |
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13 Noiembrie 2015 |
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2605 x 1635 (3.48 MB) |
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