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Night Sea Turtle Hatchery, León

Video Of Rain Before
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The trip to the hatcery was delayed because of a thunderous rain storm.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 17:07:00 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #170700_VID00032
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Departure Beach
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The beach from which the boat left to take us to the hatchery that night.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 18:42:28 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0981
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Departure Street
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The street we walked down to get to the beach to catch the boat to the island where we would see the hatchery.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 18:42:35 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0983
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In A Washtub
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The turtles, after they hatched, where kept in a washtub until the moonlight was right to release them. Although this appears to be a flash photo, it was not. Flashes were forbidden.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 19:12:35 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0991
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A Dozen Turtles
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There were almost a dozen turtles in the washtub that night awaiting release. The release itself was too dark to photograph.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 19:12:49 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0992
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Up Close
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The turtles were quite active that night. Those with hands clean of sunscreen and bug spray were allowed to hold a turtle briefly.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 19:14:33 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1000
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Minutes Away From Release
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The turtles in this wash tub were mere minutes away from release.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 19:16:38 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1006
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A Video Of The Event
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A video of the guide and the man who ran the hatchery discussing the timing and other details of the hatchery.

Night Sea Turtle Hatchery   •  Release of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles external link   •  Along the Rio Chiquito, León, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Saturday 31 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 19:30:00 Wednesday 16 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #193000_VID00050
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