VIDEO: The biologist in charge of the turtle conservation program gives a talk before we release the baby turtles. He talks about leatherback turtles, which are the champion among sea turtles and one of the most endangered species. Leatherbacks grow larger, dive deeper, travel farther and to colder waters. Leatherbacks have not nested on the beaches of Nuevo Vallarta for 9 years but they found three nests recently and they're expecting some babies to hatch soon. The babies in the sand pool are Olive Ridleys. They're the most common turtles to nest in Nuevo Vallarta and the biologist tells us all about them. Only one out of one thousand Olive Ridley babies will survive to the age of eight, at which time they breed and return to the same beach to lay their eggs.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Baby turtle videos
VIDEO: The biologist in charge of the turtle conservation program gives a talk before we release the baby turtles. He talks about leatherback turtles, which are the champion among sea turtles and one of the most endangered species. Leatherbacks grow larger, dive deeper, travel farther and to colder waters. Leatherbacks have not nested on the beaches of Nuevo Vallarta for 9 years but they found three nests recently and they're expecting some babies to hatch soon. The babies in the sand pool are Olive Ridleys. They're the most common turtles to nest in Nuevo Vallarta and the biologist tells us all about them. Only one out of one thousand Olive Ridley babies will survive to the age of eight, at which time they breed and return to the same beach to lay their eggs.
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