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Our most common Turtle! (reply)

dhunsber — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:34:43 +0000

Great article, thanks for posting!

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ZihuaRob — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 04:06:41 +0000

Based on the tracks, we are seeing a good number of Hawksbills, too. We've been watching for Leatherback tracks, but nothing so far.

The estuary/lagoon/drainage area by El Manglar finally broke through last Friday night when we had 2 inches of rain. It's not really flowing, but is now getting a bit of wash from the surf.

Saw some massive Laud tracks a month or so ago on Playa Principal . Don’t see many of those. Only ones I’ve seen this year.

We’ve had some busy nights on Playa Principal and La Madera. Don’t think I’d compare them to what happens on beaches in Oaxaca, but they could be llegadas or arribadas or whatever. Hopefully enough eggs are surviving to help the populations to continue their recovery.

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juanrojo — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 02:22:17 +0000

Just as Talley Ho says, right in the bay. This one was off the rocks below Embarc but they are all around including right off the Rossy and around the shore to Las Gatas.

Rob very kindly has the 2018 videos on the activities page

http://www.zihuatanejo.net/activities.html

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Talley Ho — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:47:00 +0000

Juan and his wife are due very soon. They do 99% of their snorkeling right here off of Playa la Ropa.

If you do a search of this site, you'll find a number of his photos and a great video or two.

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mexicoman — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:40:34 +0000

Where did you take this pic?

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Talley Ho — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:31:18 +0000

Based on the tracks, we are seeing a good number of Hawksbills, too. We've been watching for Leatherback tracks, but nothing so far.

The estuary/lagoon/drainage area by El Manglar finally broke through last Friday night when we had 2 inches of rain. It's not really flowing, but is now getting a bit of wash from the surf.

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juanrojo — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 19:03:52 +0000

Thanks for posting this, but especially your own observation from La Ropa. I had not given this likelihood much thought but of course an arribada was always possible. I am particularly keen because the article says this can occur monthly.

From an environmental standpoint any mass breeding/laying event can leave any species like monarch butterflys particularly vulnerable.

My own shore snorkels show a strong Hawkbill population which is also a very good thing as they are considered more endangered I believe. I see many greens and some Ridley's I think but not positively identified. The leatherback would be coolest and very possible also.

This guy nearly ran me over.

See you soon.

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hromero — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:21:03 +0000

Nice article, thanks for sharing!

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Talley Ho — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:14:40 +0000

A very informative article in the Los Angeles Times today on our most common sea turtle.

In August on Playa la Ropa we had one night with over 50 nests! There IS hope!

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-turtles-20181011-story.html