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1. 2 Yesterday

   Local outlets and NOAA publicize the discovery widely

   Broadcast and wire outlets including ABC7 Los Angeles, KTLA, KCRA, NBC Los Angeles and the Associated Press picked up the story, calling it a historic and rare sighting for the region.

   “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.”

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     Scientists record first-ever West Coast sea turtle nesting video · YouTube · 1d ago
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     For the first time in recorded history, a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean waters.

     nytimes.comBluesky22h ago131▲view on Bluesky ↗

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     # endangered # SeaTurtles # California # ClimateChange "Endangered sea turtle lays eggs in California for first time in recorded history An endangered sea turtle made history when she lumbered her way from the ocean onto an Orange County beach last week. On Wednesday, lifeguards spotted an olive ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying her eggs…

     LevZadov@kolektiva.socialMastodon9h ago2▲view on Mastodon ↗
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     Sea turtle nests in historic first on Southern California coast A sea turtle has made its nest on the West Coast for the first time on record, laying eggs on a Southern California beach. The olive ridley sea turtle was seen digging its nest and laying eggs near Seal Beach last week, according to officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

     cdarwin@c.imMastodon10h agoview on Mastodon ↗

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2. 1 Sep 21

   NOAA confirms it as first known West Coast nesting of the species

   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.

   1. 14 outlets 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 · read ↗

   2. 5 outlets Rare sea turtle lays eggs in Orange County in first documented West Coast nesting

      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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3. backgroundSep 20

   NOAA inspects sites and reinforces fencing — NOAA officials arrived on Sunday to inspect both nesting locations and build more secure fencing around them; the agency said it was not yet clear whether the eggs came from the same turtle or two separate animals.

4. backgroundSep 19

   Second nesting sighting reported near Huntington Beach Pier — Lifeguards received reports of another sea turtle laying eggs just south of the Huntington Beach Pier, raising the question of whether one or two turtles were involved.

5. backgroundSep 16

   Turtle observed laying eggs near Seal Beach — Huntington Beach Fire Department Marine Safety lifeguards were notified of a sea turtle sighting near Seal Beach and found it appeared to be laying eggs; they fenced the area and alerted NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.