76 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings released in Oriental Mindoro

CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro — Seventy-six olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings were released into the sea on Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, after hatching at a protected site in Barangay Navotas. The hatchlings came from 113 eggs earlier discovered by resident Jimmy Melendrez in Barangay Nagiba II, which were then turned over to