A TOTAL of one hundred six green sea turtle hatchlings were released in their nesting ground located at Brgy. Cadajug, Laua-an, Antique last month.
The hatchlings have carapace length of approximately five centimeters and width of four centimeters.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Community Environment and Natural Resources Office Belison personnel, coastal extension officer, reef guards, municipal mayor of Laua-an, fisheries extension officer, agriculturist and local government unit personnel congregate to support the campaign of sea turtle conservation. Prior to their release, a short program presented brief information and importance of sea turtles in marine biodiversity. It was followed by releasing the green sea turtle hatchlings into the sea.
The green sea turtle (chelonia mydas) thrives in tropical and subtropical oceans of Pacific, Atlantic and Indian and is considered as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The province of Antique has been strongly implementing DENR’s Turtle Conservation Program, with communities as its strongest allies./PN
