NOVELETA, Cavite: About 44 pawikan or leatherback turtle hatchlings were released Monday, January 13, at the Long Beach Resort in Barangay San Rafael 4 here in a bid to ensure the conservation of the endangered species.

According to Ed Chavez, Noveleta Municipal Environment and Natural Resources head, eggs of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) were buried in the sand at the resort where they eventually hatched and set out to sea.

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