Moecc Releases Hawksbill Turtle Hatchlings On Fuwairit Beach

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) HE the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie attended Wednesday the launch of a campaign to release endangered hawksbill sea turtles on Fuwairit Beach.
In attendance were officials from the Armed Forces' Directorate of Environment.
A number of school students and specialised centres participated in the campaign with the aim of raising environmental awareness among the youth and the Qatari community, and emphasising the importance of preserving biodiversity, especially endangered species.
The campaign also introduces the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change's efforts to increase the turtle population during the breeding season, as specialised teams transferred more than 125 nests to Fuwairit Beach during the last two weeks of the nesting phase.
During the campaign, HE the Minister honoured a number of ministry employees, volunteers, and residents of areas adjacent to the nesting sites, who contributed to preserving the lives of turtles, by communicating with specialised teams to report nesting operations outside the designated areas.
In this context, Wildlife Development Department Director Mohamed al-Khanji confirmed that the 2024 sea turtle nesting season saw an increase in the number of nesting and reproduction, with specialised teams transferring nests to Fuwairit Beach, which has been designated for turtle nesting since 2020.
He noted the increase in nesting operations in recent weeks after the end of the winter camping season.

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