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Three sea turtles were released back into the wild from a beach in Samandag, in the Turkish province of Hatay, on Thursday, after undergoing treatment for injuries at a local turtle rescue centre. A Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and two loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) were carried in containers to the coast, where they were then let loose and allowed to walk off and into the waves of the Mediterranean Sea.
En route out of Nairobi National Park, King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit the park’s ivory burning site, an historic location where 12 tonnes of ivory were burnt by the former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi in 1989. Most of it was intercepted before entering the market, stored, then burnt to show Kenya’s commitment to the conservation of elephants, and zero tolerance to the ivory trade. IMAGES
Bogota, Oct 4 (EFE).- At least 800 indigenous Colombians, who have taken refuge in the National Park of Bogota, on Monday asked the Colombian government for help and said they would not return to their villages due to the violence in the areas. Most of the indigenous people, from Colombia's western Chocó department, have been forcibly displaced due to armed clashes between drug gangs seeking to dominate the area. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LOPEZ).SHOT LIST: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE CHOCO DEPARTMENT TAKE REFUGE IN THE NATIONAL PARK, IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
Cabárceno, Sep 25 (EFE).- Spain's Cabárceno Nature Park has launched, for the second consecutive year, a nightly and personalized visit to experience the courtship of deer and fallow deer.During a two-hour exclusive and guided tour, tourists can also visit other spaces, including those of bears, hyenas, wolves, rhinos, hippos and bison and have the opportunity to enjoy the night views that can be seen from the Mirador de Rubí. (Camera: CELIA AGÜERO).SHOT LIST: THE NIGHTLY VISIT EXPERIENCE AT THE CABARCENO NATIONAL PARK IN CABARCENO, CANTABRIA, SPAIN.
Medellin, Sep 23 (EFE).- More than 100 turtles rescued from smugglers, born in captivity or surrendered were undergoing medical and biological evaluations in Medellín, Colombia, on Thursday in the hopes they can be returned to the wild.Medellín Conservation Park's veterinarian Natacha Mejía Castrillón told Efe that the "exhaustive" clinical examination being carried out by an interdisciplinary team involves hydration, blood and stool tests, and other evaluations. (Camera: LUIS EDUARDO NORIEGA). SHOT LIST: VETERINARIANS PERFORM MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS OF TURTLES IN THE CONSERVATION PARK, IN MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA.SOUND BITES: NATACHA MEJÍA CASTRILLÓN, MEDELLÍN CONSERVATION PARK'S VETERINARIAN (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: We are checking that they have their complete limbs, that they do not have alterations in the skin and in the shell, since many animals that come from the illegal smuggling of wild species have metabolic alterations due to the poor diet they are given in captivity.