Four Turtle Releases in 2017 and Counting
THE 1st TURTLE RELEASE OF 2017 (TOTAL: 76) 75 critically endangered Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and one very rare adult female Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) named Barnacle were put back into the wild on the 11th of May from the Jumeirah Al Naseem beach. Olive Ridleys are most certainly rare, as there are only 25 nesting female Olive Ridleys left in all of Arabia. Situated near the shores of the Arabian Gulf, the new facility at Jumeirah Al Nas
