Rescued nearly 1,800 sea turtle egg nests in Con Dao

In just about 6 months of 2025, the forces rescued nearly 1,800 sea turtle egg nests, hatched 1,500 nests and released more than 120,000 baby sea turtles into the sea.

Baby sea turtles were successfully hatched and released back into the natural environment - Photo: Con Dao National Park

On October 25, Con Dao National Park said that during the 6-month sea turtle breeding season, rescue forces relocated thousands of nests, successfully hatched and released more than 120,000 healthy baby turtles back into the sea.

Specifically, the sea turtle breeding season lasts from April to November every year and peaks from June to October.

In Con Dao, mother turtles come to the sand to lay eggs, mainly green turtles (also known as green turtles). Up to now, nearly 1,800 turtle egg nests have been safely moved to the incubation lake by rescue forces.

Of these, about 1,500 turtle egg nests have successfully hatched.

Authorities, volunteers and tourists released about 120,000 healthy baby sea turtles into the natural environment.

The remaining 300 nests are expected to hatch gradually between now and the end of December.

According to the Con Dao National Park Management Board, in 2025, thanks to good conservation work and favorable weather, the number of sea turtles returning to the island to nest will increase compared to the previous year.

Specifically, in 2024, only 387 mother sea turtles were recorded to lay 1,161 nests with nearly 112,000 eggs on beaches in Con Dao.

By 2025, it is expected that about 600 mother sea turtles will nest and lay eggs on the sandbanks of Con Dao. The hatching success rate will be about 87%.

Rescue thousands of sea turtle nests in Con Dao

Recently, Con Dao National Park has organized many sea turtle rescue activities, thereby contributing to the conservation of this endangered species of the world .

In addition to professional forces, rescue activities also attract many volunteers, businesses, tourists , and people to participate.

And every year in Con Dao, there are 1,000 - 2,000 sea turtle nests rescued, hatched and hundreds of thousands of baby turtles released into the wild.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cuu-ho-gan-1-800-to-trung-rua-bien-o-con-dao-20251025163959619.htm