Animales

Las tortugas golfinas, una especie en vía de extinción

Por Paula Bravo Medina

An olive ridley sea turtle arrives to spawn in the Ixtapilla beach, Aquila community, Michoacan state, Mexico on August 8, 2015. On average approximately 50 thousand turtles arriveto spawn in a 3 to 5 days period. AFP PHOTO / ENRIQUE CASTRO (Photo credit should read ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
1 de 4 | Las autoridades mexicanas usarán drones para evitar que se roben los huevos de las tortugas golfinas. (Crédito: CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
An olive ridley sea turtle arrives to spawn in the Ixtapilla beach, Aquila community, Michoacan state, Mexico on August 8, 2015. On average approximately 50 thousand turtles arriveto spawn in a 3 to 5 days period. AFP PHOTO / ENRIQUE CASTRO (Photo credit should read ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
2 de 4 | La tortuga golfina es una de las cinco especies de tortugas que llegan a las costas mexicanas, y está en vía de extinción. (Crédito: ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
An Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swims at Ixtapilla beach, in Aquila municipality on the Pacific coast of Michoacan State, Mexico, on Octuber 13, 2013. According to the residents of the area, more than 1000 turtles are expected to arrive in the area daily this season. AFP PHOTO/Hector Guerrero (Photo credit should read HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
3 de 4 | Los lugareños se roban los huevos de las tortugas para cocinarlos y venderlos a las pesquerías. (Crédito: GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
An Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) arrives to spawn during a nesting at Ixtapilla beach, in Aquila municipality on the Pacific coast of Michoacan State, Mexico, on Octuber 13, 2013. According to the residents of the area, more than 1000 turtles are expected to arrive in the area daily this season. AFP PHOTO/Hector Guerrero (Photo credit should read HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
4 de 4 | Una tortuga golfina llega a las playas mexicanas a desovar. (Crédito: HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
An olive ridley sea turtle arrives to spawn in the Ixtapilla beach, Aquila community, Michoacan state, Mexico on August 8, 2015. On average approximately 50 thousand turtles arriveto spawn in a 3 to 5 days period. AFP PHOTO / ENRIQUE CASTRO (Photo credit should read ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
An olive ridley sea turtle arrives to spawn in the Ixtapilla beach, Aquila community, Michoacan state, Mexico on August 8, 2015. On average approximately 50 thousand turtles arriveto spawn in a 3 to 5 days period. AFP PHOTO / ENRIQUE CASTRO (Photo credit should read ENRIQUE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)
An Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) swims at Ixtapilla beach, in Aquila municipality on the Pacific coast of Michoacan State, Mexico, on Octuber 13, 2013. According to the residents of the area, more than 1000 turtles are expected to arrive in the area daily this season. AFP PHOTO/Hector Guerrero (Photo credit should read HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)
An Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) arrives to spawn during a nesting at Ixtapilla beach, in Aquila municipality on the Pacific coast of Michoacan State, Mexico, on Octuber 13, 2013. According to the residents of the area, more than 1000 turtles are expected to arrive in the area daily this season. AFP PHOTO/Hector Guerrero (Photo credit should read HECTOR GUERRERO/AFP/Getty Images)

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