200,000,000 Baby Turtles in Mexico: Released! – Iris Hughey

                  Over 200 million Olive Ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been released on La Escobilla Beach, located in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, over the past six years. The government program has seen numbers rise from 200,000 hatchlings in 1973 to over 1.5 million this year, indicating that the species is making a strong recovery. The Mexican government has spent more than 143 pesos, or $11 million to support projects that combat threats to the sea turtles! Those babies are livin’ the life.

Link: http://mexicotoday.org/article/mexico-releases-over-200-million-turtle-hatchlings