AboitizPower releases sea turtle hatchlings, highlights conservation efforts

Therma South, Inc. (TSI), an Aboitiz Power Corporation subsidiary, recently released 67 hatchlings from the first of five sea turtle (pawikan) nests found along the shoreline of the power plant in Binugao, Toril, Davao City.

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TSI team members, local barangay officials, and experts from Ridge to Reef Environmental Consultancy participated in the conservation event. Ridge to Reef also conducted a marine turtle management training for security personnel of TSI.

Close to 500 eggs were first discovered in April after an Olive Ridley mother pawikan was observed in the area earlier this year. Experts relocated 115 eggs from the first nest to a safer location. Subsequent nests contained 76, 88, 108, and 109 eggs, respectively.

The plant's coast has been a known nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles, with a nesting mother frequently returning and laying eggs.