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Thousands Of Turtle Hatchlings Emerge On Beach, Authorities Call It Turtle Tsunami

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   16 Dec 2020 3:16 PM
Thousands Of Turtle Hatchlings Emerge On Beach, Authorities Call It Turtle Tsunami
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Thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings appeared at a sandy beach along the Purus River in Brazil. The authorities dubbed the development as 'Turtle Tsunami'

Going into details, more than 92,000 giant river turtles, the largest freshwater turtle hatched on the beach. The beautiful scenario took place at a protected area along the Purus River

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) shared the beautiful video of thousands of turtle hatchlings walking on the beach at the Reserva Biologica do Abufari (Abufari Biological Reserve),

This is not the first time, mass hatching reported from the Biological Reserve. Recently, two mass hatchlings took place. The Brazil conservationists are monitoring the developments hatchings closely.

Recently, 71,000 hatchings took place in a single day, while 21,000 hatchings emerged days apart.

The turtle conversation project is part of the WCS Brazil work. Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation( ICMBIO) is also a partner of the project, while the Fundacao o Boticario is sponsoring the project.