(151110) -- OSTIONAL BEACH, Nov. 10, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Image taken on Nov. 7, 2015 shows hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs waiting to be shipped and sold by the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) on Ostional beach, 183 miles northwest of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years,

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• Dimensions: 3000 x 1994 px | 25.4 x 16.9 cm | 10 x 6.6 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 10 November 2015
• Photographer: Xinhua

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(151110) -- OSTIONAL BEACH, Nov. 10, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Image taken on Nov. 7, 2015 shows hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtle eggs waiting to be shipped and sold by the Ostional Integral Development Association (OIDA) on Ostional beach, 183 miles northwest of the capital of San Jose, Costa Rica. Over a quarter of a million Olive Ridley sea turtles had lumbered ashore by Monday morning to nest at Ostional beach on Costa Rica's north Pacific coast. It was the thirteenth mass nesting this year and Saturday's number of arrivals was probably the largest for a single day in recent years, according to marine biologist Mauricio Mendez. Starting in 1987, authorities have allowed members the community of Ostional to collect eggs during the first three nights of the nesting. In return, the villagers protect the turtles by keeping the beaches clear of debris, and running day and night patrols against poachers, until the baby turtles hatch approximately 60 days later. (Xinhua/Kent Gilbert) (rtg)