과학 · Rare turtle nestVentura turtle nest: Rare West Coast clutch will stay on the beach under protection방송 2026년 11월 4일 오전 11:11 UTC작성 2026년 11월 4일 오전 11:29 UTC기사 읽기이 이슈방송 전문 · 불러오는 중0:07An Olive Ridley laid eggs on a public beach in Ventura.0:11Officials have cordoned off the nest and plan to protect it where it lies.0:16Two earlier California clutches were moved to an aquarium because of flooding0:20danger.0:21Whether these eggs can hatch safely on the beach is still unresolved.0:25The eggs remain at San Buenaventura State Beach.0:29It's reportedly the third naturally occurring sea turtle nest documented on the U.S.0:34West Coast.0:35All three were laid by Olive Ridley's, with this nest extending the known northern0:40reach.0:41A passer-by alerted California State Parks on Sunday.0:44When the turtle laid the eggs, state parks then contacted the U.S.0:48Fish and Wildlife Service, which is responsible for sea turtles on land.0:52By Monday, the federal agency had no plans to relocate the Ventura clutch.0:57Partners will protect and monitor the nest through its forty-five to sixty-day1:02incubation period.1:03That gives the eggs time to develop in the sand where they were laid.1:07With people kept back from the protected area throughout the wait.1:11The Fish and Wildlife Service says it generally favors conservation measures that1:16cause as little disturbance as possible.1:18For Ventura, that means watching over the eggs in their natural setting.1:22One longtime resident wanted a different approach.1:25Julie Sorsado Wayers encountered the nest while walking Tuesday.1:30She'd lived in Ventura for thirty years.1:32I can't believe they're there.1:34I just can't believe it.1:35She said, she wanted the eggs taken somewhere.1:38She felt they'd be safe.1:40Federal biologists had already moved two other clutches away from beaches farther1:45south.1:46Forecasters expected high tides to flood those nesting sites and destroy the eggs.1:51That danger drove the earlier intervention.1:54Two olive redleys nested just three days apart in Orange County.1:58The first laid eggs in Seal Beach on September sixteenth.2:02The second nested eight miles south in Huntington Beach on September nineteenth.2:07Biologists moved both clutches on September twenty-fifth.2:11The eggs went to the aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.2:15Those earlier clutches were nearing the end of their incubation period when the2:19Ventura nest became public.2:21Their relocation gives context to the residents' wish to have these eggs removed.2:26Ventura's eggs remain on the beach under protection.2:29The earlier Orange County eggs went to the aquarium because high tides threatened2:34them.2:34Officials chose different responses for the sites, and the Ventura decision could2:39change if conditions require it.2:41Before these California nesting attempts, the farthest known northern nest was in2:46Baja California Sur, Mexico.2:49That's about seven hundred miles south of Orange County.2:51Ventura pushes that known boundary farther north, making this clutch unusual well2:56beyond the beach itself.2:57Olive ridleys are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, even though3:02they're among the more abundant sea turtles.3:05They normally inhabit tropical parts of the Pacific.3:08Indian and Atlantic Oceans, large nesting populations occur.3:12The nesting comes amid an extreme marine heat wave and strong El Nino conditions.3:17Those have pushed Southern California's water temperatures closer to those of the3:21turtle's usual nesting grounds.3:23The Ventura clutch gives biologists another nesting attempt to watch at the northern3:28edge of that known range.3:29The Federal Protection Plan asks beachgoers to keep a respectful distance from the3:34eggs.3:35The cordon keeps people away, while partners monitor the site.3:40The forty-five to sixty-day range describes the incubation period and doesn't3:45promise a particular hatching day.3:47Officials haven't announced whether the Ventura eggs are developing successfully.3:51For now, the clutch stays under protection where it was laid.3:55Whether hatchlings emerge, and whether changing conditions require the eggs to be4:00moved, are still unresolved.HeyDex로 탐색RSS로 팔로우
