translated from Spanish: Narda destroys nearly 9 million turtle eggs in Oaxaca

Oaxaca.-At two of the nesting sites of the Golfina turtle in Chiapas, tropical storm Narda destroyed 8 million 398 thousand 400 eggs of this species, which had been deposited in the sanctuaries Playa Escobilla and Playa Morro Ayuta, which are classified as the most important in the world for the preservation of these quelons. In the damage count of this meteorological phenomenon, the National Commission for Protected Natural Areas (Conanp) states that 9.5 per cent of the nests were lost, which were identified as belonging to the third arrival of the Golfina turtle, in what match to the 2019-2020 season.

At Playa Escobilla, Narda caused high-altitude waves and the phenomenon of the sea to destroy 44 thousand nests, containing 4 million 400 thousand eggs. 

In addition to the material damage left by the #TormentaTropicalNarda, the effects of the Sanctuary of Golfina Turtles in Playa la Escobilla, #Oaxaca, where thousands of eggs were damaged by the rains. The Golfina turtle is an endangered species. pic.twitter.com/9h0lVmhcrw — Jorge González Ilescas (@jvgilescas)
October 1, 2019

Regarding Morro Ayuta Beach, 3 million 998 thousand 400 eggs destroyed of 39 thousand 984 nests have been quantified.
In an area of 11.7 kilometers from the beaches mentioned, the winds with a speed of 75 kilometers per hour, together with the heavy rains, caused the eggs to be outdoors and destroyed.
It is important to mention that the Golfina tortoise is one of the endangered species, and that according to its biological cycle take between 45 and 47 days to hatch.

☹️The #Narda force, which hit the shores of #Oaxaca last weekend, destroyed 9.5 percent of the nests of the third massive arrival of the 2019-2020 season, which began on August 21. pic.twitter.com/IsgnuPJVoh — Ernesto Mendez (@ernesto_mendez)
October 1, 2019

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