106 Green Sea turtle hatchlings released
A total of 106 Green Sea turtle hatchlings were released in its nesting ground located at Brgy. Cadajug, Laua-an, Antique last month. The hatchlings have a carapace length of approximate in five centimeters and a width of four centimeters. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Belison

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A total of 106 Green Sea turtle hatchlings were released in its nesting ground located at Brgy. Cadajug, Laua-an, Antique last month. The hatchlings have a carapace length of approximate in five centimeters and a width of four centimeters.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Belison personnel, coastal extension officer, reef guards, municipal mayor of Laua-an, fisheries extension officer, agriculturist and local government unit (LGU) personnel congregate to support the campaign of sea turtles conservation.

Prior to their release, a short program presented brief information of marine sea turtles and its importance in the marine biodiversity. It was followed by releasing the Green Sea turtle hatchlings into to 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 (IUCN).

The province of Antique has been strongly implementing DENR’s Turtle Conservation Program, with communities as its strongest allies.
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