More Than 10,000 Sea Turtle Eggs Rescued from Mexico's Beach Ahead of Hurricane Beryl
As Hurricane Beryl loomed ominously over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a concerted effort unfolded to save one of nature’s most vulnerable treasures: sea turtle eggs. On Wednesday, Mexican officials sprang into action, evacuating over 10,000 sea turtle eggs from nearly 100 nests ahead of the Category 2 hurricane’s landfall near Tulum early Friday. The rescue operation, driven by urgency and the need to protect the fragile eggs, involved relocating them using sand-filled coolers. Officials carefully insulated their nests along the beach to shield them from the storm’s anticipated surge and rising sea levels. These conditions, typical of powerful storms like Beryl, pose a severe threat to sea turtle eggs, which can be swept out to sea and rendered unable to hatch. Graciela Tiburcio, a biologist and sea turtle expert, underscored the gravity of the situation. “Look, it’s not the best thing to do, but we are facing an emergency in which if they don’t take them out, the...
