DENR releases endangered green sea turtles back to sea
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here released six endangered female green sea turtles into the sea of Casiguran town in Aurora as part of the annual celebration of the Philippine Environment Month. Merliza Torre, chief of the DENR Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Casiguran, said these green sea turtles were accidentally trapped in a fish corral owned by a local resident in Ditinagyan coastal village. "Upon rescue, we immediately examined the turtles and found no injury incurred among them," Torre said, adding that the rescued turtles have an average carapace length of 42 centimeters.
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Flora, I. O. (2020, June 13). DENR releases endangered green sea turtles back to sea. SunStar Pampanga, pp. 2, 11.
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