Rare olive ridley turtle nests on California beach for first time

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 04:44 · Archive

An olive ridley sea turtle has laid eggs on a southern California beach in a nesting event described as a first for the region.

A female olive ridley turtle was spotted nesting on Huntington Beach last weekend, with beachgoers witnessing the rare occurrence. Scientists are investigating whether this represents a one-off event or the beginning of a trend, with Noaa's Justin Viezbicke noting that there could be additional undiscovered nests.

How it is being reported

• How eggs-citing! Rare sea turtle makes history as beachgoers spot her two nestsDaily Mail · 24 Sept, 02:10
• In a first, olive ridley turtles spotted nesting on California’s beachesThe Guardian · 23 Sept, 22:05
• Rare sea turtle lays eggs on OC beach for first time in history as experts monitor ‘abnormal behavior’New York Post · 23 Sept, 00:10

In this story: Huntington Beach · Seal Beach · California · Noaa · Justin Viezbicke

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