NOAA confirms it as first known West Coast nesting of the species
1 Sep 21 · 2d ago · 9 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 2
NOAA identified the animals as olive ridley sea turtles, a small tropical species usually nesting in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, and said this is the first known case of the species nesting anywhere in the United States; the nests will stay fenced and monitored for 45 to 60 days.
“Historic sighting: A rare olive ridley sea turtle has laid eggs in Orange County, marking the first documented nesting of its kind on the West Coast.”
ABC7 Los Angeles, News outlet · mastodon ↗NOAA Federal agency overseeing marine wildlifeHuntington Beach Fire Department Marine Safety Lifeguard/first respondersU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal wildlife agency notified of the sightings
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14 outlets Sea turtle laying eggs at Huntington Beach is first known instance of nesting on West Coast
first by LA Times, 1d ago · also Times of India, NY Post, SFGate Bay Area, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times, U.S. News & World Report +7
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- Olive ridley sea turtle lays eggs on Southern California beach for first time Times of India · 1d ago
- Rare sea turtle lays eggs on OC beach for the first time in history as experts monitor ‘abnormal behavior’ NY Post · 1d ago
- 'Unprecedented': Endangered sea turtle lays eggs on California beach for the first time SFGate Bay Area · 1d ago
- Agency says sea turtle eggs laid on California beaches are a first for the US West Coast Phys.org · 19h ago
- Endangered sea turtle lays eggs in Calif. for first time in recorded history SFGATE · 6h ago
- 2 different sea turtles nest on California beaches for the first time KCRA · 6h ago
- Olive ridley sea turtle nests in historic first on Southern California coast washingtonpost.com · 6h ago
- Tropical Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Southern California Beach The New York Times · 6h ago
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first by Mastodon, 2d ago · also NBC Los Angeles, Orange County Register, USA Today, ABC7 Los Angeles
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- Video shows sea turtle nesting on the sand in Seal Beach, a West Coast first NBC Los Angeles · 2d ago
- Nesting olive ridley sea turtle off OC beaches is a first recorded for West Coast Orange County Register · 2d ago
- Sea turtle nesting at SoCal beach may be a first for the West Coast USA Today · 2d ago
- Olive ridley sea turtle lays eggs in Orange County. It's a first for the West Coast ABC7 Los Angeles · 2d ago
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2 outlets Nesting olive ridley sea turtle off Southern California beaches is a first recorded for West Coast
first by Mercury News, 1d ago · also Guardian
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- In a first, olive ridley turtles spotted nesting on California’s beaches The Guardian · 6h ago
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