The Sindh Wildlife Department has released more than 1000 baby green turtles to the sea at Sandspit beach. Photo: File
Karachi: The Sindh Wildlife Department released another 1,000 green turtle hatchlings into the sea.
After the green turtles sent to the sea by the wildlife department last day, the number of hatchlings released into the sea this year has reached 13500. According to Ashfaq Memon, in charge of the Sindh Wildlife Marine Turtles Conservation Unit, the green turtles released at the Hawke’s Bay Precinct were between one and two days old. Go to coastal areas.
He said that the target of keeping green turtle eggs in the chamber this year was set at 30,000 eggs, but only 13,500 hatchlings have been released so far. The arrival of female turtles continues continuously and the entire month of March is still left, during which female turtles from remote coastal areas around the world will visit the coastal areas of Karachi to lay their eggs.
Ashfaq Memon further says that compared to the previous years, the measures designed to protect sea turtles are yielding far-reaching results, which is practical evidence of large number of female sea turtles moving to the coastal areas of the city for breeding. Is.
This year around 30 female turtles have also been tagged.
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