A baby turtle is seen as it is being released at a beach in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Sultan Anshori
GIANYAR BEACH, Indonesia (Reuters) - More than 10,000 baby turtles were released into the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali on Friday, as part of conservationists' attempts to boost the population of a vulnerable species and promote environmental protection.
Conservation groups carried crates each full of dozens of tiny turtles to the island's Gianyar beach and encouraged local people and volunteers to line up on the sand and release the hatchlings together.
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