PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Beachgoers have once again been urged to keep an eye out for turtle hatchlings on CX beaches as 'stranding season' is in full swing.
While several tiny turtles have washed up on Plettenberg Bay beaches, last week some were found stranded in the Knysna area.
Every year between March and May, large numbers of tiny endangered loggerhead turtles and sometimes leatherback turtles wash up on beaches along the South African coast.
The Knysna Veterinary Clinic team confirmed that they had received a hatchling at their facility last week. It has since been transported to a rehabilitation centre in Cape Town.
After their initial rescue locally, the turtles are transported to rehabilitation facilities like the Two Oceans Aquarium where they are nursed back to health and ultimately released.
Conservationists urge beachgoers to be on the lookout for these tiny creatures and to contact authorities when spotted. They urge beachgoers to not place the turtles back into the water.
Read more in this week's Knysna-Plett Herald
A turtle hatchling that washed up on a Knysna beach.
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