Turtle Hatchlings - A Short Blog for World Biodiversity Day

Since it was World Biodiversity Day yesterday (May 22, 2020), I’m posting this short blog for the environment. 

I call them turtlets. But really, you should call them hatchlings. 

Waiting to be released to the sea when night falls. 

Night - so they can have better chances to survive, when most predators like big fishes, birds and lizards are sleeping, or the hatchlings can be hidden by the dark.

They are dry and calm - because when they are put in a basin of water, it triggers them to go on survival frenzy like trying to run and swim as fast as possible to reach the deep waters where there are less predators. Because coastal areas are like buffet tables where the most number of customers (predators) congregate in search of preys. 

And ey, if you really want to promote ecotourism, you do not wait for tourists to arrive in day time, hold them hatchlings dearly, and tearfully release them on the beach. Them birds and big fishes waiting for their meal will thank your tourists. 

*the photo was taken in Turtle Islands, Tawi-tawi, Philippines. It is  one of the few remaining turtle rookeries (nesting area) for Green Turtle species in the world.