A total of 183 green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings safely made their way to the sea on July 3 after emerging from a protected nest at Hennan Premier Coast in Barangay Tawala, Panglao.
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Endangered green sea turtle nests in Panglao, DENR urges public protection
A rare and encouraging discovery was made along the shores of Panglao Island after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 7–Bohol confirmed the nesting of an endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
Green sea turtle released in Batasan Island, Tubigon
A green sea turtle was released back to the ocean after it was found stranded in the mangrove area in Batasan Island in Tubigon town on Tuesday, March 7.
2 sea turtles had pieces of plastic in its bellies, says National Museum of the Philippines
Three pieces of plastic bags, a meter long of nylon fishing line, unraveled threads of nylon rope, candy wrapper, part of a biscuit wrapper and several shorter strands of thin nylon lines were found inside the intestines of the two out of the seven sea turtles that were found in Bohol in separate occasions last month.
Dead sea turtle washes up at Garcia Hernandez
A dead green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) washed up on a beach area in Garcia Hernandez town on Wednesday morning.
‘Pawikan’ released to the sea on International Coastal Clean-up Day
A green sea turtle locally known as “pawikan” was released to the sea on Saturday morning after it was entangled in a net by two Badjao fishermen last Friday.