translated from Spanish: Hundreds of golfing turtles arrive at Michoacan beaches

Hundreds of turtles of the golf species, arrived during Tuesday afternoon to Michoacan beaches. It is one of the first arrivals recorded during the season according to the report of the tortuguero camp, Punta Ixtal.
The camp is located on the beach Ixtapilla, belonging to the municipality of Aquila, which is 25 years old.
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The arrival of the quelonians began during the afternoon on Tuesday and is expected to spread over the next few days, albeit in less quantities.

According to the camp information, after this arrival will start the egg collection work, in order to take them to safe and protected nests.
The incubation period lasts for 45 days and after the birth of the turtles, they will be returned to the sea.
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The camp is kept open for visitors to observe the turtle arrival phenomenon.

It should be noted that on Michoacan coasts spawn turtles of the species golfina, black and laud.
In total, 20 tortugueros camps are open in the municipalities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Aquila and Coahuayana.
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Original source in Spanish