At dawn on August 26, a mother turtle crawled onto the sandy beach on Hon Cau island, Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan to dig a hole to lay 75 eggs. Hon Cau Marine Reserve staff checked around the island and discovered turtles laying eggs.
An employee of Hon Cau Marine Reserve said that this is the third nest of turtle eggs from early August until now.
The previous two nests of eggs, due to the rain, the mother turtle could not be seen. Only the eggs were brought back to incubate. This time, the mother turtle was able to lay eggs.
After the turtles laid eggs and left, the Conservation Area staff carefully collected the eggs, placed them on the shore, then brought them to the incubation site in the area of Hon Cau Island Control and Patrol Station, and put them in a new incubation hole. Strictly protected, waiting for the baby turtles to hatch.
It is known that on August 2, sea turtles came to Hon Cau to lay 78 eggs. On August 12, Hon Cau Marine Reserve staff continued to discover a nest of 91 turtle eggs, and today, August 26, they continued to meet a mother turtle coming to lay 75 eggs.
Hon Cau marine protected area is 12,500 hectares wide. In recent years, this island has had many sea turtles lay eggs , and the eggs are brought to the incubation grounds. The hatched baby turtles are released back into the sea.
