BABY TURTLE RELEASED FROM SRI LANKA COAST GUARD HATCHERIES

Five hundred and sixty two (562) baby turtles have been hatched from 619 conserved turtle eggs in various parts of the island under the Coast Guard Turtle Conservation Project (CGTCP). They have recently been released safely into the sea and this rare event has caught the eye of many foreigners and civilians in the area. CGTCP makes every effort to conserve turtle eggs in or around their natural nests to ensure safety and natural habitat and conserves them in protected areas when natural nest are threatened.

As of today, the Sri Lanka Coast Guard has released 7467 no’s turtle hatchlings into the sea in this year and is conserving 9019 turtle eggs in hatcheries and nests close to the SLCG Life Saving Posts/ Establishments as a part of the duties and functions of the SLCG to assist in the conservation of endangered marine species.