LUCENA CITY —- Local officials, environmentalists, and concerned citizens set free 76 Olive Ridley sea turtle (“pawikan”) hatchlings to their natural habitat in Tayabas Bay in Sariaya town, Quezon province on Thursday, Feb. 18.
“Around 400 to 500 baby turtles will be released (in batches) in the coming days once the eggs are hatched,” said Sherwin Rosales, fishery technician at the municipal government’s agriculture office.
The baby turtles were released on the seashore of Paraiso Beach Resort in Barangay Guisguis around 7 a.m.
The event was witnessed by Mayor Marcelo Gayeta and his wife Marivic, members of Task Force Kalikasan, local fishery officials, villagers, and Paraiso …
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