In Nhon Hai beach, green turtles are endangered and have returned for the fourth time in a month to lay about 100 eggs. The Community Organization for the Protection of Aquatic Resources reported that the turtles arrived at the egg-laying site around midnight on June 25, measuring 0.94 meters long with an 0.86-meter-wide shell and weighing over 90 kilograms. The turtles laid their eggs about 13 meters from the water’s edge, and experts decided not to move the nest to ensure a higher hatching rate.
This marks the fourth time in the past month that turtles have laid eggs on Nhon Hai’s coast, with about 400 eggs in total from the same mother turtle. Mr. Nguyen Ton Xuan Sang, a member of the community organization, recounted how tourists witnessed the excitement of seeing these endangered sea creatures laying their eggs and decided to donate money for surveillance cameras to protect them. The Vice Chairman of Nhon Hai Commune, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Nam, is collaborating with local businesses and organizations to conduct a communication campaign on June 27 to raise awareness about protecting sea turtle nesting grounds and encourage public participation in conservation efforts.
Ms. Bui Thi Thu Hien, an expert on sea turtle conservation at IUCN shared that female sea turtles ready to reproduce can swim over 600 miles often returning to their birthplace to lay eggs after laying their eggs, they typically forage near coral reef areas where they give birth once every three to five years after each breeding season lays up to five eggs per cycle all seven species of sea turtles are listed as endangered under Appendix I of CITES except flat-shelled turtle they play a crucial role in marine ecosystems and require conservation efforts for future generations
