Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Annual Migration Has Begun
It it this time of the year again, where thousands of thousands of endangered Olive ridley turtle come ashore on Mexico’s Oaxaca Pacific coast to lay their eggs. “We hope to receive some 150,000 nestings which means 15 million eggs. Of those, not all will make it. In arrival beaches it’s common the percentages of survival are low due to the number of eggs being laid,” said Erika Peralta, who is in charge of the sanctuary.
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