OVER FIFTY SEA TURTLE HATCHLINGS RELEASED IN BGY.

BAGONGBAYAN, PUERTO
PRINCESA CITY

Fifty one (51) hatchlings of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle were released last February 19, 2020 at Bgy.
Bagongbayan, Puerto Princesa City. Prior to the release, the nest was monitored and protected by Task
Force Bantay Pawikan and supported by Puerto Princesa City Environment and Natural Resources Office
(City-ENRO). The releasing team was composed of Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR- CENRO of Puerto Princesa), Palawan Biodiversity Advocates, PCSD Staff, and the Bantay
Pawikan Team.
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, scientifically known as Lepidochelys olivacea, is commonly found in warm and
tropical waters and is known to have the most abundant population among all sea turtles. It is enlisted as
“Vulnerable” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species but is consequently classified as “Critically
Endangered” under the PCSD Resolution No.15-521 (2014 Updated List of Terrestrial and Marine
Wildlife in Palawan and Their Categories Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9147, otherwise known as the
“Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001”.