Protecting sea turtles on Con Dao Island

  • Photo: A Sea turtle incubator at the Con Dao National Park.
    Photo: A Sea turtle incubator at the Con Dao National Park.
  • Photo: A Sea turtle egg nest at the Con Dao National Park.
    Photo: A Sea turtle egg nest at the Con Dao National Park.
  • Photo: A Sea turtle egg nest at the Con Dao National Park.
    Photo: A Sea turtle egg nest at the Con Dao National Park.
  • Photo: A mother Sea turtle on the beach to lay eggs at the Con Dao National Park.
    Photo: A mother Sea turtle on the beach to lay eggs at the Con Dao National Park.
Sea turtles (Chelonioidea) are rare and endangered animals which are facing a risk of extinction on a global scale and are being protected by many countries around the world, including Vietnam. Vietnam has carried out many programmes and action plans to conserve sea turtles. Con Dao National Park in southern Ba Ria - Vung Tau province is the first place in the country to successfully implement a sea turtle conservation programme. The Con Dao National Park is the first place in Vietnam to successfully carry out a sea turtle conservation programme. The number of sea turtles laying eggs in Con Dao accounts for about 90 percent of the number of sea turtles in Vietnam. In 2021, sea turtles were found to nest on Con Dao island from January to November with the peak season lasting from June to October. About 1,956 egg nests were recorded on 13 beaches in the Con Dao National Park and an estimated 647 mother turtles went to the nesting grounds as of November 20, 2021. /.

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