In late December 2023, on a distant island in Preah Sihanouk province, off the southwest coast of Cambodia, a staff of conservationists uncovered 9 nests belonging to sea turtles after greater than a decade of looking for them.
Cambodia’s marine turtle inhabitants has lengthy been declining, however this discovery has sparked hope amongst conservationists that the critically endangered hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) and endangered inexperienced turtles (Chelonia mydas) haven’t vanished from Cambodia’s waters.
9 nests had been found by volunteers from the Royal Cambodian Navy who’re stationed on the island and have been skilled by Fauna & Flora to watch for the presence of sea turtles after a nest was found in March 2022.
In full: https://information.mongabay.com/2024/02/cambodia-sea-turtle-nests-spark-hope-amid-coastal-development-species-decline/
