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Hundreds of dead sea turtles found off El Salvador
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Thomson Reuters Posted: Nov 07, 2017 4:05 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 08, 2017 10:09 AM ET
The country's environment ministry said in a news release that its officers found the turtles floating in the Pacific offshore from Jiquilisco Bay, which is about 80 kilometres southeast from San Salvador.
The ministry said that, over the weekend, it found some 300 to 400 dead chelonian turtles, which are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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While they are uncertain what caused the deaths, NASA satellite images suggest chlorophyll levels off the coast have increased to 12 milligrams per cubic metre, far above the normal rate of the approximately three milligrams per cubic metre.
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Thomson Reuters Posted: Nov 07, 2017 4:05 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 08, 2017 10:09 AM ET
The country's environment ministry said in a news release that its officers found the turtles floating in the Pacific offshore from Jiquilisco Bay, which is about 80 kilometres southeast from San Salvador.
The ministry said that, over the weekend, it found some 300 to 400 dead chelonian turtles, which are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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While they are uncertain what caused the deaths, NASA satellite images suggest chlorophyll levels off the coast have increased to 12 milligrams per cubic metre, far above the normal rate of the approximately three milligrams per cubic metre.
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