The 7th South China Sea Turtle Conservation and Repatriation Public Welfare Activity in 2021 was held in Wenchang

The 7th South China Sea Turtle Conservation and Repatriation Public Welfare Activity in 2021 was held in Wenchang

On October 31, the 7th South China Sea Turtle Conservation and Repatriation Public Welfare Activity in 2021, with the theme of "Protecting Biodiversity and Letting Turtles Go Home", was held at Qishuiwan Beach in Longlou Town, Wenchang City, and a total of 9 rescued sea turtles were released to the sea. The event attracted thousands of people who love public welfare and biological conservation. Li Kaiwen, deputy director of the Provincial Forestry Bureau, and Fu Cewan, member of the party group of the municipal government and second-level researcher, attended the event.

In the morning, in the cheers of the crowd "Turtles have returned home", 9 turtles slowly climbed into the sea against the sea breeze and returned to the blue "homeland". It is reported that the 9 turtles released this time were rescued after being accidentally caught or injured and stranded, and law enforcement agencies confiscated illegal trade. After proper rescue and rewilding training, the turtles were able to survive in the wild and were released into the sea after being installed with relevant monitoring equipment.

It is understood that since 2015, the Hainan Provincial Forestry Bureau, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Hainan Province, the Wenchang Municipal People's Government, the Management Office of Hainan Tongguling National Nature Reserve and the Hainan Marine Environmental Protection Association and other departments have held public welfare activities for the protection and release of South China Sea turtles in Hainan Tongguling National Nature Reserve every year. After years of continuous development, the event has received widespread attention from the community, and has also attracted more and more people from all walks of life who love the ocean and care for sea turtles and environmental protection volunteers to join the sea turtle protection team. Environmentalist Yang Chun: "We feel that this is a very meaningful activity, because protecting sea turtles is also protecting the ecology and protecting our planet, so we are particularly willing to participate in such an activity to protect the ecological environment." ”

The relevant person in charge of the Management Office of Hainan Tongguling National Nature Reserve said that Hainan Tongguling National Nature Reserve is a comprehensive nature reserve, the reserve preserves a good ecosystem, rich in animal and plant resources, and outstanding biodiversity. In the next step, the management office will rely on the superior resources of the reserve to strengthen cooperation with other sea turtle rescue stations to jointly establish a south China Sea turtle protection platform, while rescuing sea turtles, improve the public's awareness of marine ecological environmental protection, so that more and more people can join the ranks of biodiversity conservation. Chen Yingqian, head of the management office of Hainan Tongguling National Nature Reserve, said: "In the future, we want to make some efforts in protecting sea turtles, and we intend to cooperate with the Haida Rescue Station next year to establish a breeding base and release base called sea turtles in Tongguling Conservation Area, and the project is being planned." At the same time, we also hope that friends from all walks of life will continue to support the release of sea turtles. (Reporter: Fu Yuchao)

(Source: Wenchang Municipal People's Government website) [Submissions, regional cooperation, please send private messages or send 3469887933 #qq.com within 24 hours to reply. 】