It takes at least seven men to carry this huge sea turtle with the help of bamboo poles and rope in Ormoc City, Leyte in their bid to send the migratory animal back into the sea. The Philippines hosts the 12th Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals on October 22 to 28 with the theme 'Their Future is our Future? Sustainable Development for Wildlife and People.'

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