OPG-ENRU Assists in Turtle Hatchlings Release

By: Diana E. Jutba, GPC-ENRU | Photo By: John Anthony F. Dacanay and Cinderella D. Ronquillo, OPG-ENRU | Date: February 25, 2020

Representatives from the Provincial Government of La Union through the Office of the Provincial Governor - Environment and Natural Resources Unit assist in the release of 78 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings on February 25, 2020 at CURMA hatchery in San Juan, La Union. Local and foreign tourists, residents, and volunteers came to assist and witness the release of hatchlings from the nest to the sea. Usually the survival rate of turtle hatchlings from the nest to the sea is 1% but with the help of CURMA and volunteers that oversee and help in the release of turtle hatchlings, the survival rate of the hatchlings increases.