ALBAWABA - A hawksbill turtle has been saved and returned to its natural environment in the Saudi side of the Red Sea.
Endangered hawksbill turtle has been returned to its natural habitat in the Red Sea after being found in poor condition that prevents it from diving normally, as part of a strict environmental protection plan followed by Red Sea International and AMAALA.#SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/8MeX0tEu78
— Ahmed Alibrahim (@alibrahim2030) December 21, 2022
A team from the Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the National Center for Wildlife Development and the Fakih Aquarium got together to save this endangered species.
A team has successfully managed to return a hawksbill turtle, from an endangered species, to its natural habitat in the Red Sea after its recovery.https://t.co/NJEzvPw9Yk
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) December 21, 2022
The environmental sustainability team found the turtle a month ago, and found that it was unable to dive normally near the island of "Aeqat Rizk", then after its recovery, they returned the turtle to its original home near the island near which it was found according to the Saudi Gazette.
سلحفاة منقار الصقر تعيش في
— قاسم الخالدي?? (@qassemalkhaldi) October 15, 2014
مياه البحرالأحمر والخليج العربي
سبحان الله الخالق العظيم #تفكر #غرد_بصورة pic.twitter.com/FX7CWvW6aT
It added the team also installed a tracking device on the turtle, which they took from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), as it will help them monitor the migration patterns of the turtle, in addition to collecting information in scientific ways.
