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#13133643

27 December 2025

Hundreds of Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings are in the quarantine pond at the Bajulmati Sea Turtle Conservation (BSTC) area in Bajulmati Beach, Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025.

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#13133645

27 December 2025

Hundreds of Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings are in the quarantine pond at the Bajulmati Sea Turtle Conservation (BSTC) area in Bajulmati Beach, Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025.

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#13133647

27 December 2025

Hundreds of Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings are in the quarantine pond at the Bajulmati Sea Turtle Conservation (BSTC) area in Bajulmati Beach, Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on December 27, 2025.

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#12399344

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a baby turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399345

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a baby turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399346

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a baby turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399347

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a baby turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399348

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399350

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399351

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar checks boxes where turtle eggs are kept at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399349

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar holds a baby turtle near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo, in Kamrup district of India's northeastern state of Assam, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399352

23 May 2025

Turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar collects turtle eggs from the banks of a pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo in Kamrup district of India's northeastern state of Assam, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399353

23 May 2025

A turtle feeds on food given by turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar in a pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo in Kamrup district of India's northeastern state of Assam, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399354

23 May 2025

A turtle feeds on food given by turtle caretaker Pranab Malakar in a pond at Hayagriva Madhava temple in Hajo in Kamrup district of India's northeastern state of Assam, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#12399343

23 May 2025

A baby turtle is kept in a bucket near the pond at Hayagriva Madhava Temple in Hajo, Kamrup district, Assam, India, on June 30, 2021. Pranab Malakar creates breeding spots for turtles and also builds an incubation room for the turtle eggs and a nursery, where he rears the hatchlings for six months before releasing them into the wild.

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#11933289

10 January 2025

Olive Ridley turtles are seen during their release to the sea. La Ventanilla is a community cooperative located in the municipality of Santa Maria Tonameca, on the Oaxacan Coast, dedicated to ecotourism, conservation, and release of the Olive Ridley turtle, considered endangered and protected in Mexico, in Oaxaca, Mexico, on January 9, 2025.

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