Browsing Aquatic News Index by Scientific Name "Lepidochelys olivacea"

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    • 100 baby sea turtles released to open sea 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 10, 2017, on page A6)
      After hatching in a busy beach resort here, some 100 baby sea turtles (pawikan) made their way back home on Saturday. The olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were born at a hatchery of All Hands Beach and began ...

    • 12-kg tagged turtle set free 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 15, 2010, on page A18)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday released a 12-kilogram Olive Ridley turtle, that kept returning to a village in Pangasinan, into the Lingayen Gulf. The turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea), whose ...

    • 3 turtle weaklings released in Boracay 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, June 6, 2019, on page 9)
      Three turtle weaklings under rehabilitation were recently released off the shores in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. The local government returned two Olive Ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) and one Hawksbill (Eretmochelys ...

    • 500 'pawikan' hatchlings released in Sarangani Bay 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2019, on page 14)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released more than 500 hatchlings of threatened marine turtle or pawikan in the waters of Saranggani Bay. DENR-Soccsksargen executive director Nilo Tamoria led ...

    • 600 turtle hatchlings return to sea in Bataan 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, February 16, 2021, on page 1-11)
      More than 600 hatchlings of olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) successfully made their way back to sea through the conservation efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and their ...

    • 75 turtle hatchlings released in Subic 

      (The Manila Times, January 2, 2020, on page A7)
      Seventy-five newly hatched marine turtles slowly crawled their way to the shores of All Hands Beach here on Friday night to begin their perilous journey back to their natural habitat. The 75 marine turtle hatchlings, ...

    • After the birds, here come the sea turtles 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 19, 2020, on page 8)
      Three critically endangered species of turtle were rescued in Western Visayas amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The turtle rescues followed the rescue of owls and Brahminy kites spotted in urban areas ...

    • Boracay, a turtle’s paradise, says DENR 

      PN (Panay News, February 16, 2019, on page 9-10)
      Slowly but surely, all the rehabilitation efforts being done by the government in the island of Boracay is paying off. Turtles are heading back to their nesting grounds here. Recently, a total of 142 Olive ridley (Lepidochelys ...

    • DENR releases sea turtles in Aparri 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, February 16, 2022, on page A8)
      Dozens of Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings were released into the sea here on Monday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) said. Executive Director ...

    • DENR, SEAFDEC release Olive ridley sea turtle 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 27, 2017, on page B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 and Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) recently released an Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtle at SEAFDEC AQD beach in Tigbauan, ...

    • Female Olive Ridley turtle returns home safely 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 15, 2019, on page 13-12)
      An endangered female Olive Ridley (Lepidochelysolivacea) was recently released back to its home – the sea facing the town of Tigbauan, Iloilo. The turtle was trapped in a payao, a fishing devicemade of coconut fronds and ...

    • Fisherman rescues Olive ridley sea turtle 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 2, 2020, on page 8)
      A fisherman rescued a female Olive ridley sea turtle trapped in his fishnet in the waters of Bucay, Ilog, Negros Occidental recently. Federico Alilain of Sitio Mapait, Brgy. Su-ay, Himamaylan City informed the Community ...

    • From predators to protectors of sea turtles 

      Sarmiento, Bong (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 9, 2018, on page A15)
      Under coconut trees swaying from the sea breeze, several fishermen would usually gather at a coastal village here on late afternoons to unwind from hard work with a gallon of “tuba” (coconut wine). As Filipino culture ...

    • Groups strengthen efforts to protect ‘pawikan’ nesting site, coral reefs in Subic Bay 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2022, on page A8)
      Carrying trash bags, local licensed scuba divers went into the waters off All Hands Beach Resort here on Friday to collect underwater garbage as part of a multisectoral initiative to protect the marine and coastal environment ...

    • Iloilo kids help protect sea turtles 

      Villa, Hazel; Pagador, Juliana Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 7, 2021, on page A5)
      In the village of Atabayan here, a female turtle has returned to her birthplace to make the sandy shore as her own nesting ground. Her 68 eggs were discovered by fisherman Rodrigo Traifalgar on the chilly morning of Oct. ...

    • In Subic, newly hatched Sea Turtles return to Sea 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 14, 2016, on page A12)
      With the help of tourists, 113 newly hatched olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were released to their natural habitat at Subic Bay here last week. The turtles were born at the hatchery of All Hands Beach, a ...

    • Injured sea turtle rescued but didn't make it 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, September 3, 2020, on page 13)
      A fisherman turned over to Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Bago City an injured Olive ridley sea turtle he found in the waters of Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid, Negros Occidental, recently. ...

    • Naic 'pawikan' conservation facility releases 78 sea turtle hatchlings 

      Abrina, Dennis (The Manila Times, December 1, 2022, on page A8)
      The conservation center here released 78 Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings to their natural habitat on November 26 at the shores of Barangay Labac here as the breeding season starts. Councilors ...

    • Newly hatched turtles released in Quezon 

      Estacio, Daniel (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2023, on page 3)
      Some 115 newly hatched Olive Ridley Sea turtles were released in Sitio Paraiso, Barangay Cutcutan here recently. Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) ...

    • Olive ridley sea turtle rescued from fish net 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, May 6, 2020, on page 9-11)
      A fisherman rescued a female Olive ridley sea turtle trapped in the fishnet while fishing in the waters of Bucay, Ilog, Negros Occidental at around 7:30 a.m., recently. Federico Alilain, a resident from Sitio Mapait, Brgy. ...