Largest Turtle hatching documented
By Cindy Steinle · January 19, 2023 9:27 am
New footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles hatching. (Source: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) / ECOVALE)
Between Brazil and Bovlia along the Guaporé River, scientists recently captured video of the world's largest turtle hatching! Conservation efforts caught the South American River turtles emerging this winter.
Conservationists say coordination between the two countries is important for the protection of the species and hope to establish some sort of protected area for them. The Wildlife Conservation Society has been working with scientists to use technologies such as drones and thermal images in order to estimate the population of the species there. But, the hope is to be able to use artificial intelligence soon to automate the process of counting the turtles.Check out the awesome video of these animals hatching here.
