DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Vice President Sara Duterte led the release of 152 hatchlings of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle to their natural habitat on the coastline of the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya here on Tuesday afternoon, September 12.
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte led the release of 152 hatchlings of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle to their natural habitat on the coastline of the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Matina Aplaya here on Tuesday afternoon, September 12.
The Hawksbill turtle is one of five species that can be found in the tropical oceans of the Philippines. Meanwhile, Fermin Edillon, head of the Reputation Department of Davao Light, said only about one in 1,000 hatchlings survive into adulthood.
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