Ninety-two sea turtle hatchlings reached the water at Hon Cau
Staff at Hon Cau watched a nest through the night. By morning, 92 of 101 eggs had hatched, and an earlier nest on the reserve had already sent 61 more to sea.
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Ninety-two sea turtle hatchlings left a nest at Ba Hon Beach, in Hon Cau Marine Reserve, and reached the sea on October 31. DTiNews reported the count on November 1, 2026. The reserve, in Lien Huong commune in Lam Dong province, said a female had laid 101 eggs there on September 12. About 91 percent of them hatched.
Staff checking the beach on the afternoon of October 30 saw the sand over the nest sinking. They watched through the night. The first hatchlings came out around 2 a.m. By 6 a.m., all 92 had made it into the water.
An earlier nest at Tau Beach had already done well. A female laid 65 eggs there on September 4. After 50 days, 61 hatchlings emerged, about 94 percent. Hon Cau Marine Reserve covers about 12,500 hectares, including the 140-hectare island, and turtles usually come ashore to nest from May through October. The news is those two nests, not a count of every turtle in the reserve.
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On October 31, 2026, 92 baby sea turtles left a nest at Ba Hon Beach in Hon Cau Marine Reserve, in Vietnam's Lam Dong province. DTiNews reported that the nest held 101 eggs, laid on September 12. Staff noticed the sand sinking on the afternoon of October 30 and stayed up to watch. The first babies came out around 2 a.m. By 6 a.m., all 92 had crawled to the sea. That is about 91 of every 100 eggs. An earlier nest at Tau Beach, laid on September 4, had already sent 61 of 65 eggs to the water. Sea turtles nest on this reserve from about May to October.
- Why would staff stay awake all night once the sand over a nest started to sink?
- What is one quiet way a class could help animals that need a clear path to the water?
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