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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Call it a turtle avalanche! The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River -- a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. WCS Brazil conservationists say the emergence occurred over several days. Approximately 71,000 hatchlings emerged on one day alone, followed by another 21,000 a few days later. The mass emergence took place in the Reserva Biologica do Abufari (Abufari Biological Re...

Watch: A turtle tsunami in Brazil IANS Manaus (Brazil): Call it a turtle tsunami! The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River — a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. Good news: On Dec. 1, another 8,000 giant South American river turtles hatched in Brazil's Abufari Biological Reserve. This is the third mass hatching of the season. You may recall, we reported on 90,000+ hatchings during...

WATCH: 100,000 turtles hatch on Brazilian beach Brazil turtle tsunami By Ed Payne | December 15, 2020 at 5:19 PM CST - Updated December 15 at 5:53 PM (Gray News) – Conservationists call it a turtle tsunami. The Wildlife Conservation Society released a video this week showing tens of thousands of wiggling giant South American river turtle hatchlings breaking out of their shells in recent weeks. “Approximately 71,000 hatchlings emerged on one day alone, followed by another 21,000 a few days later,” said a release from the WCS. A tweet from the organization said another 8,000 hatched ...

A turtle tsunami in Brazil ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Tue, Dec 15 2020 9:06 IST | ​ 6 Views A turtle tsunami in Brazil. Image Source: IANS News Manaus : Dec 15 (IANS) Call it a turtle tsunami! The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River -- a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil. WCS Brazil conservationists say the emergence occurred over several days. Approximately 71,000 hatchlings emerged ...