76 dead #turtles found washed up this year along the coast of #Bahia, #Brazil

Olive turtle is found dead on a beach in southern Bahia – Photo: Projeto A-Mar

An olive turtle was found dead on the northern coast of the city of Ilhéus, which is in southern Bahia. The animal was stranded on Tuesday (2).

This is the 76th case of a sea turtle found dead in the A-mar Project monitoring region, responsible for the conservation of the coastal strip from Maraú to Canavieiras.

According to Wellington Laudano, the project’s sub-coordinator, the turtle was juvenile and usually feeds in the region. No information on animal size and weight.

Wellington also pointed out that the death of the animal is indicative of interaction with fishing and ingestion of waste disposed of wrongly by people.

Courtesy of g1.globo.com

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