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Tropical Sea Turtles Discovered Nesting in California for the First Time in Recorded History
More than 200 rare eggs were moved to controlled incubation after officials warned storm surge and high surf could destroy the nests, NOAA said.
- On Friday, biologists transferred over 200 olive ridley sea turtle eggs from Huntington Beach and Seal Beach to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach due to concerns that Hurricane Polo would trigger hazardous surf and high tides.
- These nests, discovered last week, represent the first recorded natural sea turtle nesting on the U.S. West Coast, located approximately 700 miles north of typical nesting grounds in Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
- Authorities recovered 104 eggs from Seal Beach and 100 from Huntington Beach. The eggs are now in a temperature-controlled environment at the aquarium, expected to hatch in 45 to 60 days if viable.
- Federal and local agencies made the "difficult" decision to relocate the nests after monitoring storm hazards, according to a joint statement released Friday. "Due to hazardous surf conditions... there is an elevated concern that the nests will be washed away," the Aquarium said.
- This unprecedented activity may indicate climate change-fueled trends, according to experts. NOAA Marine Turtle Ecology and Assessment Program Lead Jeff Seminoff noted that the U.S. Endangered Species Act has led to species recovery over the last 20 years.
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