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Stranded green sea turtle rescued in Negros Occidental town

/ 06:10 PM December 05, 2022

The green sea turtle was rescued and freed in the coastline of Barangy Taba-ao, Sagay City, in Negros Occidental on Sunday, December 4. (Sagay PIO photo)

The green sea turtle being rescued in the coastline of Barangy Taba-ao, Sagay City, in Negros Occidental on Sunday, December 4, 2022. (Sagay PIO photo)

BACOLOD CITY — A green sea turtle stranded along the coastline of Barangy Taba-ao, Sagay City, in Negros Occidental was rescued and freed on Sunday, December 4.

Two fishermen saw the turtle trapped in a boat’s fishnet and informed the authorities of its presence.

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Representatives from the Sagay Marine Reserve (SMR), Sagay police, Philippine Coast Guard, and barangay tanods then freed the male turtle weighing 150 kilograms into the sea near Carbin Reef.

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The turtle was 47 inches in length and 38 inches in width.

The SMR thanked the team for ensuring the safe release of the turtle.

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