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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Nests on Southern California Coast in Historic First

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  • An olive ridley sea turtle nested on the Southern California coast, the first recorded natural sea turtle nesting on the U.S. West Coast.
  • South Australia protected Eyre Peninsula habitats from a space project, safeguarding 80 percent of the mallee whipbird population and critical emu-wren habitat.
  • A wasp spider was documented in Cheshire, UK, for the first time, reflecting the species' ongoing northward range expansion.
  • All three events involve species appearing or persisting in locations where they were previously absent or under threat.

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