Sea turtle nesting season starts at Con Dao National Park

  • The map of the park's beaches that are nesting places for turtles. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    The map of the park's beaches that are nesting places for turtles. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • The park has attached tracking devices to 10 mother animals. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    The park has attached tracking devices to 10 mother animals. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is recorded at the Con Dao National Park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is recorded at the Con Dao National Park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is recorded at the Con Dao National Park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is recorded at the Con Dao National Park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • The rate of hatched and released animals surpassed 80%, according to statistics of the Con Dao National Park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    The rate of hatched and released animals surpassed 80%, according to statistics of the Con Dao National Park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • More than 8,000 baby turtles are released into the sea in the first four months of 2023. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    More than 8,000 baby turtles are released into the sea in the first four months of 2023. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • In the first four months of 2023, 134 nests, including those created in late 2022, have hatched. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    In the first four months of 2023, 134 nests, including those created in late 2022, have hatched. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • In the first four months of 2023, sea turtles have dug 50 nests to lay eggs in the park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    In the first four months of 2023, sea turtles have dug 50 nests to lay eggs in the park. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • Studies show that the green sea turtle, about 93cm long, 84cm wide and 90kg in weight, nests all year round, with the peak season from May to October. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    Studies show that the green sea turtle, about 93cm long, 84cm wide and 90kg in weight, nests all year round, with the peak season from May to October. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • Tourists enjoy releasing baby turtles to the sea. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    Tourists enjoy releasing baby turtles to the sea. Photo by courtesy/VNA
  • Bai Cat Lon on Bay Canh Island is one of Con Dao's beaches that are nesting grounds for turtles. Photo by courtesy/VNA
    Bai Cat Lon on Bay Canh Island is one of Con Dao's beaches that are nesting grounds for turtles. Photo by courtesy/VNA

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Sea turtle nesting season starts at Con Dao National Park
04/13/2023 14:34 | TTXVN |
The sea turtle nesting season has started at the Con Dao National Park, the first in Vietnam to have successfully carried out a turtle conservation programme. The waters surrounding Con Dao archipelago, off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, record four turtle species, namely the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), and loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). The number of green sea turtles laying eggs in Con Dao is the biggest in Vietnam. Eighteen of the park’s beaches are nesting grounds covering about 24ha, and five of them have seen over 150 turtle arrivals coming to lay eggs annually – Bai Cat Lon and Bai Duong on Bay Canh Island, Cau Island, Tai Island, and Tre Lon Island. VNA

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