Endangered leatherback turtles hatch in Ecuador

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Nine leatherback turtles—the largest endangered marine turtle in the world—were hatched along the coast of Ecuador, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday.

The Dermochelys coriacea—the turtle's scientific name—eggs were artificially incubated on the Punta Bikini beach, in the Manabi province in the southwest of the country.

Rangers in the region had moved their nest after a harsh winter hit the coastal region.

"This new hatching has allowed us to determine that we can achieve a high level of artificial hatching of these turtles, which represents an important stage for Ecuador in the matter of conservation," veterinarian Daniel Alava, from the Corazon and Fragatas Island Refuge, said in a statement.
Endangered leatherback turtles hatch in Ecuador
That's pretty cool.

 

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Nine leatherback turtles—the largest endangered marine turtle in the world—were hatched along the coast of Ecuador, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday.

The Dermochelys coriacea—the turtle's scientific name—eggs were artificially incubated on the Punta Bikini beach, in the Manabi province in the southwest of the country.

Rangers in the region had moved their nest after a harsh winter hit the coastal region.

"This new hatching has allowed us to determine that we can achieve a high level of artificial hatching of these turtles, which represents an important stage for Ecuador in the matter of conservation," veterinarian Daniel Alava, from the Corazon and Fragatas Island Refuge, said in a statement.
Endangered leatherback turtles hatch in Ecuador
That's pretty cool.

They're not endangered though they are listed as vulnerable.
They pretty much inhabit damn near every coast in the world,I've seen plenty of them off the Gulf Coast here in Texas and in the Caribbean around Jamaica and the Bahamas.