A sea turtle was found dead at the beach of Brgy. Baybay, Roxas City on November 30.
The turtle was identified by the Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (CaPENRO) as a female green sea turtle measuring 68.58 centimeters in length and 54.102 cm in width.
It has a huge wound on its carapace and a rope tied on its head.
The sea turtle was already under the stage of decomposition when it was found. It was then buried after taking its morphometric data. No tag was seen.
Sea turtles play an important role in maintaining the health of the oceans, CaPENRO said.
The green sea turtle is an endangered species and needs utmost protection so that they can continue to reproduce, it added.
CaPENRO continues to appeal to the public to report similar incident, as well as to raise awareness that sea turtles and other wildlife are essential to maintain the equilibrium of the environment as each life play a vital role to support one species to another.
Section 27 of the Republic Act 9147 also known as the “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act” prohibits collecting, hunting and possessing wildlife and their by-products and derivatives. Anyone found guilty of violating the wildlife law shall be imprisoned to a maximum of two years and fined up to P200,000, if inflicted against endangered species, it added.*
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Endangered sea turtle found dead
A sea turtle was found dead at the beach of Brgy. Baybay, Roxas City on November 30.
The turtle was identified by the Capiz Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (CaPENRO) as a female green sea turtle measuring 68.58 centimeters in length and 54.102 cm in width.
It has a huge wound on its carapace and a rope tied on its head.
The sea turtle was already under the stage of decomposition when it was found. It was then buried after taking its morphometric data. No tag was seen.
Sea turtles play an important role in maintaining the health of the oceans, CaPENRO said.
The green sea turtle is an endangered species and needs utmost protection so that they can continue to reproduce, it added.
CaPENRO continues to appeal to the public to report similar incident, as well as to raise awareness that sea turtles and other wildlife are essential to maintain the equilibrium of the environment as each life play a vital role to support one species to another.
Section 27 of the Republic Act 9147 also known as the “Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act” prohibits collecting, hunting and possessing wildlife and their by-products and derivatives. Anyone found guilty of violating the wildlife law shall be imprisoned to a maximum of two years and fined up to P200,000, if inflicted against endangered species, it added.*
