Reposted by @tkresponsibility.bsky.social
I totally missed this bit of news. A sea turtle nested on the US West Coast, which has never happened before because of its usual cold currents. It was an Olive Ridley nesting in southern California, probably as a result of both climate change and the warmer currents associated with El Niño. 🐍🌎
fisheries.noaa.gov
First-Ever Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Nested in California
This is the first time sea turtles have nested on the U.S. West Coast. Due to a forecasted high surf from a tropical storm, the eggs have been transferred to the Aquarium of the Pacific, where they wi...
