Factoid/2004/09/17
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< Beachapedia:Factoid | 2004 | 09
Good Year for Olive Ridley Turtles on Mexico's Pacific Coast
- "Some 27.2 million Olive Ridley turtle eggs are under guard in nests at main breeding beaches in Oaxaca state, the environmental protection agency Profepa said. Of those, about 9 million are likely to hatch, the highest numbers in 20 years, the agency said." - excerpt from the article at http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/27181/story.htm
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