China News Service, June 18th. According to a report by South American Overseas Chinese News on the 18th, the Panamanian Ministry of Environment estimated that in the ten years of the implementation of the National Sea Turtle Labeling Program, Panama Beach has hatched more than 1 million sea turtles. Including many endangered species of sea turtles.
According to reports, with the support of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Panama joined the "Eastern Pacific Turtle Ecological Assessment Mechanism" in 2011, and implemented the "National Turtle Labeling Program" with Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru and other countries. .
According to the requirements of the "National Sea Turtle Labeling Program", Panamanian researchers will put a label on the turtle's fins to number the turtle.
By recording the migration, spawning and other behaviors of the marked sea turtles, researchers can learn about the distribution, movement routes, and reproduction rate of sea turtle populations.
At the same time, in this process, researchers will also assess the health of sea turtles and provide treatment if necessary.
According to a report recently released by the Panamanian Ministry of Environment, through the implementation of the "National Sea Turtle Labeling Program", they estimate that Panama Beach has hatched more than 1 million sea turtles, including many endangered species.
The Ministry of Environment pointed out that due to the illegal capture of adult sea turtles and the looting of sea turtle eggs on nesting beaches, sea turtles are in danger of extinction.
At the same time, marine pollution, destruction of sea turtle habitat and climate change also threaten the survival of sea turtles.