Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles Rescued on Keelung Beach

Entangled in abandoned fishing nets, three endangered hawksbill sea turtles washed ashore on a beach in Qilong after Typhoon Bavi swept through the area. One sea turtle was found dead and will undergo necropsy to determine the cause of its death, while the other two have been rescued and taken to a rehabilitation center to recover. According to the Taiwan Cetacean Society, one turtle remained severely underweight and dehydrated, while the other is in relatively stable condition. Sea turtles getting tangled up in fishing gear is not uncommon around Taiwan. Now settled at the rescue center, conservationists will continue to monitor the two surviving sea turtles as they recover. before a decision is made on releasing them back into the wild.