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. 24 as he was about to start his day at sea. His attention was caught by three dogs barking and digging at a spot not too far from the pumpboats docked at the shoreline. “The dogs were barking up a racket that was hard to ignore. When I went for a closer look, I saw eggs, a lot of them,” said Rodrigo, 54.

Villa, H., & Pagador, J. R. (2021, March 7). Iloilo kids help protect sea turtles. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A5.