Drone Captures The Largest Swarm Of Sea Turtles Ever Filmed

Yet, in November 2016, biologist Vanessa : managed to film probably the largest swarm of sea turtles to date, while flying her drone over the Costa Rican coastline. The drone was used in a study that investigated olive ridley sea turtles and their reproduction.

New regulations have been proposed to protect these critical beaches, but as developers encroach and access becomes easier, the regulations may not be enough. Part of the problem is that olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings have a very low survival rate into adulthood. Only about 1 out of 100 reach maturity, and that's just considering natural threats. If you pile on threats from human encroachment, it's easy to see how the turtle population could crash fast, potentially in a single generation. For now, as we can see in the video, this population seems robust. Bézy hopes that her footage will help to keep it that way. "Everybody I've shown this video has an emotional response," she said. You can watch video below;