CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro — Seventy-six olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings were released into the sea on Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, after hatching at a protected site in Barangay Navotas. The hatchlings came from 113 eggs earlier discovered by resident Jimmy Melendrez in Barangay Nagiba II, which were then turned over to the hatchery for safekeeping. Bantay Dagat member Robert Alfante said the first hatchlings emerged around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, followed by the remaining 75 that hatched overnight. Rainy weather may have affected the hatching process, as 37 eggs have yet to hatch. Alfante said they […]... Keep on reading: 76 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings released in Oriental Mindoro