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The following records show the number of nests collected and placed in our nursery, the number relocated to prevent poaching, and the total number of hatchlings released to the sea. mmmm
San Francisco Nursery - Olive Ridley, (Lepidochelys olivacea) |
Year |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Nests recorded |
111 |
172 |
182 |
102 |
228 |
388 |
416 |
267 |
285 |
306 |
310 |
626 |
656 |
666 |
584 |
Nests relocated |
9 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
209 |
113 |
50 |
47 |
18 |
31 |
111 |
190 |
325 |
446 |
Released to the sea |
7,517 |
11,442 |
*4,085 |
6,382 |
18,571 |
40,661 |
40,331 |
22,591 |
27,082 |
26,791 |
26,190 |
46,432 |
65,852 |
79,688 |
63,590 |
* Months of heavy rain and lower than normal temperatures, associated with El Niño,
destroyed 77% of all the eggs in 1997. |
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