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Ninh Thuan works to protect sea turtles

Having suffered a significant reduction in the number of sea turtles and the species’ breeding activities, the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is making efforts to improve the situation
Ninh Thuan works to protect sea turtles ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: vqgnuichua.vn)

Ninh Thuan works to protect sea turtles ảnh 2Ninh Thuan province is making efforts to protect sea turtles (Photo: VNA)

Ninh Thuan (VNA) – Havingsuffered a significant reduction in the number of sea turtles and the species’breeding activities, the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is makingefforts to improve the situation

Local Nui Chua national park is among raredestinations in Vietnam for sea turtles to lay eggs. It used to host green,loggerhead and hawksbill sea turtles, but only green turtles have returnedduring nesting season in recent years.

The peak of nesting season in the park fallsbetween June and October. In recent years, the number of sea turtles spottedduring the time has dropped.

In 2016, there were 73 turtles nesting,resulting in 1,159 babies released back to the sea. The figures for 2017 were21 and 681. As of August 2018, only 12 turtles had been spotted looking for aplace to lay eggs.

The situation is attributable to climatechange, which causes long periods of drought, making the sand lack moisturenecessary for the activity.

Nguyen Si Hung, head of the marineconservation office at the park, said it was difficult to monitor sea turtlesdue to seasonal migration, while the use of explosives and chemicals in fishingand overexploitation of coral reefs have damaged their habitat.

Many sea turtles die after getting trapped infish nets, he noted, adding that they have fewer nesting grounds and less food dueto construction projects and pollution.

Ninh Thuan works to protect sea turtles ảnh 3Baby sea turles make their way to the sea (Photo: VNA)

Since 2000, with the aid of domestic andinternational organisations, like the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang city, the World Wildlife Fund and GlobalEnvironment Fund, Nui Chua national park has run a project to survey thevisiting turtles and their nesting conditions. The statistics were then used toprotect the species, particularly at the three protection zones of Bai Thit,Bai Ngang and Bai Hom beaches.

The park has built a facility to treatturtles saved from captivity, with volunteers trained to monitor the animalsduring their nesting time and protect the eggs. The volunteers join patrolsalong the beach of the park’s rescue team and carry out communicationscampaigns on the matter.

Since 2013, the park has saved and released4,380 sea turtles back to the wild.

Also joining the efforts, the Ninh Thuanauthorities have requested intensified inspections of the captivity, transportand distribution of sea turtles and their eggs in the locality, with strict punishmentimposed on violators.-VNA 
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