VENTURA, Calif. — An olive ridley sea turtle laid its eggs on a beach in Ventura this month. This marks the first olive ridley nesting in the city’s history.
This follows two other Southern California olive ridley nestings in Seal Beach and Huntington Beach in September. Those were the first documented instances of any sea turtle naturally laying eggs on the U.S. West Coast ever, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA).
The nest in Ventura is now blocked off for protection and has attracted visitors who want to see it for themselves…