CONSERVACIÓN DE TORTUGAS LORA (Lepidochelys olivacea), EN PLAYA MATA OSCURA, VERAGUAS, PACÍFICO DE PANAMÁ

Abstract

Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) is a sea turtle with a life cycle in which females’ nest on sandy beaches, from which hatchlings emerge and enter the marine environment to continue their development. In Panama, some nonprofit organizations promote strategies to conserve these chelonios in light of current regulations. This article documents the reproductive activity of parrot turtles in Playa Mata Oscura, Veraguas, Pacific of Panama accompanied by conservation activities, between the months of July to December 2018. It is reported nesting solitary, with seventeen nests reported that were relocated to the nursery of the Fundacion Agua y Tierra. The mean for clutch size was 61.05 eggs. With a hatching success of relocated nests of 73.69%; These in their entirety managed to remerge and were released in good physical condition.