The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) over the weekend is calling for public support to protect the nesting site of a critically endangered leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the coastal town of Sta. Ana in Cagayan province. A female leatherback turtle recently laid eggs along the shoreline of Brgy. Centro in the said town, and then returned to the sea. The residents have secured the area with nets. The turtle’s carapace measured 200 centimeters long and 100 cm wide.

Villamente, J. (2024, June 9). Leatherback turtle spotted nesting. Daily Tribune, p. B13.