An 80-kilogram green turtle went back into the water at Candon
The city agriculture office, a veterinarian from the environment department, and the Philippine Coast Guard took part. The report describes this release and does not say how the turtle came into care.
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A female green sea turtle weighing about 80 kilograms was released at Candon, in Ilocos Sur. The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported the release on November 3, 2026, citing a city statement. The City Agriculture Office, led by Eric Gacutan, carried it out with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Philippine Coast Guard, under Candon's Pawikan Development Project. Mayor Eric Dario Singson led the city's account of the day. Veterinarian Ingrid Baglao represented the environment department. Staff from the Candon City Aquarium and the agriculture office also helped.
The Inquirer noted that green sea turtles are endangered in the Philippines and protected under the wildlife conservation law. The article is a short account of this one release. It does not say whether the turtle had been injured, how long anyone had cared for it, or how many other turtles the city project has returned to the water.
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The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported on November 3, 2026, that a female green sea turtle weighing about 80 kilograms was released into the sea at Candon, in Ilocos Sur. City workers, a veterinarian from the environment department, and the coast guard took part. The release is part of the city's project to look after sea turtles, which people there call pawikan. Green sea turtles are endangered and protected by law in the Philippines. The report describes this one release. It does not say how the turtle came into care, or how many other turtles the project has returned to the water.
- Why might several offices work together to return one turtle to the sea?
- What should a person do if they find a sea turtle on a beach and are not sure it needs help?
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