Hawksbill turtles lay eggs in Con Dao: An extremely rare species!

The eggs laid by the Vietnamese people on Con Dao Island are extremely rare.

On December 15th, Con Dao National Park recorded a hawksbill turtle laying 98 eggs on the beach before returning safely to the sea. The hawksbill turtle laying eggs on Dat Doc beach is a welcome sign for the recovery of the sea turtle population. The eggs were safely moved to an incubation site. (Photo: Con Dao National Park)

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In 2024, three mother turtles came ashore to lay eggs at Dat Doc beach, laying 380 eggs, and 163 hatchlings emerged. The conservation collaboration between Con Dao National Park and Con Dao Resort Co., Ltd. is the first model involving a tourism enterprise, promising to replicate this model to restore sea turtle nesting beaches. (Photo: Con Dao National Park)

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The green sea turtle has the scientific name Lepidochelys Olivacea. (Image: Wikipedia)

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This is one of the rare sea turtle species listed in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Red Book of Vietnam. (Photo: Wikipedia)

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The green sea turtle is one of the endangered, rare, and precious species prioritized for protection as stipulated in Government Decree No. 160/2013/ND-CP dated November 12, 2013, on criteria for identifying species and the management regime for species on the list of endangered, rare, and precious species prioritized for protection, strictly prohibiting exploitation, fishing, trading, transportation, consumption, and advertising. (Image: Wikipedia)

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The hawksbill turtle is one of the seven most famous and rare wild sea turtle species in the world. (Photo: Wikipedia)

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The hawksbill turtle is a large species of sea turtle belonging to the Cheloniidae family. (Image: Wikipedia)

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This species of turtle has been recorded nesting in over 80 countries, and is estimated to inhabit coastal areas of more than 140 countries worldwide. (Photo: Sparrou)

Readers are invited to watch the video: Close-up of 5 rare sea turtle species of Vietnam listed in the Red Book.

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