Endangered Nicaragua turtles lay eggs under army guard
August 19, 2014
Endangered Nicaragua turtles lay eggs under army guard
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The first 1,400 Olive Ridley turtles arrived to nest Thursday at the Chacocente Wildlife Refuge on the Central American country's southern coast, regional military commander Jose Larios told the Nuevo Diario newspaper.
They were followed by hundreds more on Friday and Saturday, said Larios, whose troops are guarding a 1,500-meter (one-mile) stretch of beach where the turtles lay their eggs.
Some 120,000 sea turtles of several species lay their eggs each year on the beaches of Chacocente and the nearby La Flor refuge.
The army has been deployed to protect them since 1992, fending off poachers who sell or eat the eggs.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-08-endangered-nicaragua-turtles-eggs-army.html#jCp
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military . Thank you for the post , it was pre 92 and I could only see it getting worse.
They only need a short time to hatch and then they will go in the water.and the military can leave One of the problems is the moms come to shore at night to lay and poachers can work without being seen but I bet the military can catch them now.
I see a soldier with his legs spread apart, and a line of turtles waiting their turn to lay eggs under him.
