A total of 109 hawksbill sea turtle (pawikan) hatchlings were recently released at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Davao City, further ensuring the survival of the critically endangered species and strengthening the park’s status as an important biodiversity habitat. The 109 pawikans came from a nest of 152 eggs and were released last Dec. 2. As of December 2015, 17 pawikan nests have already been found and hatched at the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park, and 1,876 hatchlings have already been released to the wild.

Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Davao welcomes more than 100 new 'pawikan' hatchlings. (2015, December 21). The Philippine Star, p. A-29.