墨西哥近300只海龟死于有毒的红潮

墨西哥近300只海龟死于有毒的红潮

Mexican environmental authorities said Thursday that 292 sea turtles found dead on the country’s southern Pacific coast since Christmas died as a result of a red tide algae bloom.

墨西哥环保部门于本周四称，自去年圣诞节以来，在该国南太平洋海岸发现的292只死于赤潮海藻爆发的海龟。

Volunteers, researchers and authorities managed to save 27 of the Pacific Green sea turtles, which had suffered paralysis.

志愿者、研究人员和有关部门成功拯救了27只瘫痪的太平洋绿海龟。

Turtles found in and around the coastal resort of Huatulco had been unable to breathe properly or keep their heads up.

在海滨度假胜地华图尔科及其周围发现的海龟无法正常呼吸，也无法抬起头来。

Volunteers kept some of them from asphyxiating by keeping them on land wrapped in wet blankets, or in shallow tubs of water with tiny life jackets.

志愿者们用湿毯子把它们裹在陆地上，或者用小救生衣把它们放在浅水池里，以免它们窒息。

The office for environmental protection said Thursday that autopsies showed the turtles had eaten sea salps, gelatinous blobs that may have accumulated the algae toxins.

环境保护署周四表示，尸检显示海龟吃了海盐，这是一种可能积聚了海藻毒素的凝胶状斑点。