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Added on the 05/08/2016 17:21:32 - Copyright : Viral Video Online
Fifteen green sea turtles have been introduced to the ocean off the Californian coast
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.
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) swims at Gordon Rocks diving site in Galapagos, Ecuador. IMAGES
Panama City, Jun 8 (EFE).- Panama created on Tuesday a Pacific reserve of more than 67,000 square kilometers, almost the size of the country, raising the protection of its marine areas to 30 percent and becoming the second nation in Latin America to achieve it within the United Nations' 30X30 Initiative framework.Panama has an area of 75,517 square kilometers and the so-called Coiba Cordillera Managed Resources Area (ARMCC), located in the eastern Pacific, has 67,908.98 protected square kilometers. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE DECREE TO CREATE A PACIFIC RESERVE IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.SOUND BITE: THE PRESIDENT OF PANAMA, LAURENTINO CORTIZO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: The signing of this executive decree is an important step to protect the biodiversity of our country and the conservation of the environment at a global level.
Eivissa (Spain), Oct 7 (EFE), (Camera: Sergio G. Cañizares).- Balearic authorities released 26 specimens of loggerhead turtles in Eivissa on Wednesday.The specimens, which were born in an incubator were released on the Es Cavallet beach, in the Ses Salines Natural Park in Eivissa and Formentera, by a group of volunteers and environmental technicians.FOOTAGE OF THE TURTLES.