89 OLIVE RIDLEY HATCHLINGS RESCUED, RELEASED IN ALBAY

A total of eighty-nine (89) Olive Ridley Sea Turtles were recently rescued and released by the Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) Guinobatan at Barangay Catburawan, Ligao City. Under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2019-09 titled, "Updated National List of Threatened Philippine Fauna and their Categories,” marine turtle species are considered critically endangered. Likewise, all wildlife in the Philippines are protected under Republic Act No. 9147, otherwise known as the "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.” (With report from CENRO Guinobatan) ###