Tsunami a boon for endangered turtles

[daveyclayton]

Can anyone tell me if this is true? They can't get very far if it is.

"Olive Ridley turtles come ashore every 40 minutes to breathe and get caught in the trawling nets. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4563907.stm

[SoggyFox]

Originally Posted by daveyclayton

Can anyone tell me if this is true? They can't get very far if it is.

"Olive Ridley turtles come ashore every 40 minutes to breathe and get caught in the trawling nets. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4563907.stm

I assume it should be a long the lines of " Olive Ridley turtles come to the surface every 40 minutes."

[daveyclayton]

That's kind of what I assumed too.

More high quality reporting from the BBC

[SoggyFox]

if not though, they must motor underwater cos they migrate from australia to their breeding grounds.

you can keep your Gavin scooters, I've got an Olive Ridley......