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Submitted July 30, 2020
Published 2020-07-30

Artículos

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020): Revista Saberes APUDEP

CONSERVATION OF TURTLES LORA (Lepidochelys olivacea), IN PLAYA MATA OSCURA, VERAGUAS, PACIFIC OF PANAMA


DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/j.saberes.v3n2a7

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DOI: 10.48204/j.saberes.v3n2a7

Published: 2020-07-30

How to Cite

Rodríguez, B., & Contreras, M. (2020). CONSERVATION OF TURTLES LORA (Lepidochelys olivacea), IN PLAYA MATA OSCURA, VERAGUAS, PACIFIC OF PANAMA. Revista Saberes APUDEP, 3(2), 82–91. https://doi.org/10.48204/j.saberes.v3n2a7

Abstract

Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) is a sea turtle with a life cycle in which females’ nest on sandy beaches, from which hatchlings emerge and enter the marine environment to continue their development. In Panama, some nonprofit organizations promote strategies to conserve these chelonios in light of current regulations. This article documents the reproductive activity of parrot turtles in Playa Mata Oscura, Veraguas, Pacific of Panama accompanied by conservation activities, between the months of July to December 2018. It is reported nesting solitary, with seventeen nests reported that were relocated to the nursery of the Fundación Agua y Tierra. The mean for clutch size was 61.05 eggs. With a hatching success of relocated nests of 73.69%; These in their entirety managed to remerge and were released in good physical condition.

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