Browsing Panay News by Subject "nesting"

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    • 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 ...

    • Endangered sea turtle trapped, released 

      (Panay News, August 12, 2017, on page 2, 14)
      A large female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was accidentally trapped in a fishnet in the waters of Barangay Camanci Norte, Numancia, Aklan. After assessment showed it was in good condition, the marine turtle was ...

    • Sea turtle nests at risk from climate change, says study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, July 24, 2015, on page 9)
      Rising sea levels from climate change are a threat to sea turtle populations as eggs laid on beaches become submerged in salt water, Australian scientists said Thursday. Eggs buried by female turtles in usually "high and ...

    • Turtles find abode in Antique Village 

      Mondragon, Anthony Badoy (Panay News, May 2, 2015, on page 1-15)
      The peaceful coastal barangay of Sabang West in the third-class municipality of Bugasong, Antique, became an instant marine hotspot when a number of sea turtles began laying their eggs in the seashore. It was in the morning ...

    • Youth-led initiative sparks hope for sea turtle conservation 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, December 16, 2020, on page 13)
      There is hope for the sea turtles of Tigbauan in Iloilo province after members of the town’s youth organization spearheaded efforts to protect and conserve the nesting grounds of the olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys ...