Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Scientific Name "Eretmochelys imbricata"

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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 ...

    • Apo Reef turtle sightings increase during lockdown 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2020, on page A8)
      The number of critically endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Apo Reef doubled during the period when the vast underwater ecosystem off Occidental Mindoro province was ...

    • 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 ...

    • Protect nesting sites of sea turtles, group urges execs 

      Mallari Jr., Delfin T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2017, on page A9)
      Lucena City—Environmentalists have asked officials in Sariaya town in Quezon province to declare areas in the municipality as “protected nesting sites” for endangered sea turtles which lay eggs on their shoreline along the ...

    • Tubbataha marks 30 by celebrating its Big Five—both species and supporters 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 11, 2018, on page C8)
      Today, Aug. 11, it will be 30 years since President Corazon Aquino signed Proclamation No. 306, creating the Philippines’ first national marine protected area (MPA), the Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park—now the Tubbataha ...