{"id":378412,"date":"2021-12-09T03:27:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-one-million-tiny-turtles-be-released-into-amazon-river\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T03:27:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:27:40","slug":"watch-one-million-tiny-turtles-be-released-into-amazon-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-one-million-tiny-turtles-be-released-into-amazon-river\/","title":{"rendered":"#Watch one million tiny turtles be released into Amazon River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Watch one million tiny turtles be released into Amazon River<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Go forth and prosper, little sn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, as part of a binational conservation project, an estimated one million Amazon River turtles were released into a river close to the border between Bolivia and Brazil, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/video\/watch\/thousands-of-turtles-released-on-bolivia-idOVF76OI8X\">Reuters reported<\/a>. A crowd gathered to watch the adorable, if not awe-inspiring, moment when the bitty babes shuffle through the sand before scrambling their way to the water.<\/p>\n<p>Far less cute is the reason behind the mass release. Their population has recently been in decline due to poaching, and Tuesday\u2019s project was done in an effort to combat the species\u2019 shrinking numbers. <\/p>\n<p>Just last month, 300 infant turtles were found dead on Oaxaca\u2019s Morro Ayuta Beach on the Pacific coast. The dwindling turtle community is believed to be the fault of climate change and human activity, including hunting as well as destructive commercial fishing practices. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-08-at-4_39_43-PM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"turtles river bolivia\" class=\"wp-image-20420270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-08-at-4_39_43-PM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-08-at-4_39_43-PM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-08-at-4_39_43-PM.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A Reuters video of the turtle release shows the moment they rush towards the water.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although poaching the turtles\u2019 eggs is banned by Brazilian authorities, turtle meat and offspring are still targeted by some hunters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The specific location of Tuesday\u2019s great release, a joint effort between the Bolivian and Brazilian conservationists, was picked for its popularity as a breeding ground for the reptiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Appearing in a video of the turtles\u2019 jubilant journey into the deep blue, World Wildlife Fund Brazil technical supervisor Camila Ferrara tells Reuters, \u201cWe have chosen this area because it is the largest spawning area for Amazonian turtles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 100,000 females spawn in this area each year,\u201d she explains, \u201cWe expect more than 10 million babies born this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saving the turtles is not only important to the species itself, but also for the ecosystem, which benefits from the slowpokes. \u201cThe turtles are biologically important to the environment due to the recycling of nutrients and dissemination of seeds,\u201d Ferrara explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, in a similar conservation effort, 3,000 baby turtles native to the Amazon rainforest were released in Peru after hatching from eggs on artificial beaches, Reuters <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/go-be-happy-thousands-baby-river-turtles-released-peruvian-jungle-2021-11-05\/?taid=61855c0bbcfcb300016a181f&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\">reported at the time<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo! 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