2 endangered turtles rescued, freed in Panay

Yap, Tara

Date

August 14, 2017

Author

Yap, Tara

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MB20170814_10

Excerpt

Two endangered green sea turtles in Panay Island were recently rescued and released back to their natural habitat, both pawikans (as the locals call it) were found in northern Panay. A female green sea Turtle was accidentally trapped in the fishnet of a local fisherman. Another female Green Sea Turtle was rescued in Culasi town, Antique province. The turtle was also entangled in the fishnet.

Citation

Yap, T. (14, August 2017). 2 endangered turtles rescued, freed in Panay. Manila Bulletin, p. 10.