13 sea turtles released
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Aug 24, 2010
13 sea turtles released
SINGAPORE- THIRTEEN endangered sea turtles born and bred in Japan were released off Singapore waters on Tuesday as part of efforts to conserve the species.
The five one-year-olds and eight three-year-olds are the offspring of Hawksbill turtles donated by the Underwater World Singapore aquarium to the Port of Nagoya aquarium in 1997 and 2002.
They were brought to Singapore earlier this year and kept at the Underwater World aquarium before the eventual release into their natural habitat.
'I feel a sense of great relief because the turtles are where they belong,' George Balazs, biologist and leader of marine turtle research at the Hawaii-based Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center.
'Sea turtles in the sea,' the scientist said after the last turtle swam into the water.
The three-year-olds were fitted with satellite tracking devices so that scientists can follow their progress.
-- AFP
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Good thing to do.
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
this turtle injured?
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must have pictures... to make your thread more interesting... hehe.. (at least more colourful)
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they are around .....
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
this turtle injured?
i go ask google... lol.
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13 or kwee kia.
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
Yah hor looks injured.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
the pic you posted - only 1 day old...
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Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:
the pic you posted - only 1 day old...at least there are13.
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they have sateline devices....
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13 turtles released..................wonder how many will still be alive a year from now.............release them is to kill them............should wait until they're fully grown..............
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Nice! Stop eating them. Lets preserve them for a better looking ocean... with turtles everywhere... and hopefully wild dolphins seen at Sentosa Island in future too! =)
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
13 turtles released..................wonder how many will still be alive a year from now.............release them is to kill them............should wait until they're fully grown..............
I remember they say they have trained them to be in the wild. So they will survive.
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Nice! Stop eating them. Lets preserve them for a better looking ocean... with turtles everywhere... and hopefully wild dolphins seen at Sentosa Island in future too! =)
sentosa is an artificial island.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
sentosa is an artificial island.
Its REEL lah.... Jurong Island then artificial....
Sentosa Island has got some land reclamaton before.. but it was formerly a natural island before that. -
Originally posted by Junyang700:
Its REEL lah.... Jurong Island then artificial....
Sentosa Island has got some land reclamaton before.. but it was formerly a natural island before that.the coastline is almost all reclaimed or restructured, only the bit left of the original is at Fort Siloso, so artificial.
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What a wonderful world
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They were released on the beach of Sisters' Island.
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