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Release Of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Baby From Conservation Of Fisherman Groups

A olive ridley sea turtle baby (lepidochelys olivacea) runs off the coast when it is released from the wild rescue by the BSTC (Bajulmati Sea Turle Convervation) turtle conservation center as many as 177 on the Bajulmati beach, Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, on August 20 2022. As of August 2022, the BSCT conservation group has released 517 olive ridley sea turtle and 477 turtle eggs confiscated by the illegal trade waiting to hatch. The IUCN world conservation agency has listed the olive ridley sea turtle as endangered. Due to the threat of destruction of marine habitats and illegal trade. The BSCT turtle conservation group is managed independently by the local fishing community which was established in 2009. Previously, local fishermen still caught turtles and sold turtle eggs for the black market. Fishermen began to realize and create conservation groups. For educational purposes, educational tours and campaigns for the preservation of marine habitats. (Photo by Aman Rochman/NurPhoto)

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