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Special "midwives" of Hòn Bảy Cạnh | Vietnam Today
Special "midwives" of Hòn Bảy Cạnh | Vietnam Today
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Summer is pig nesting season for sea
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turtles at Gundow National Park on Hon
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Gang which records the largest number of
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nesting female sea turtles in Vietnam.
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Conservation work continues through the
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night
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>> and uh helping forest rangers uh in this
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uh in this effort are some very special
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volunteers. They are teachers,
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lecturers, journalists, and
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professionals from different walks of
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life selected from thousands of
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applicants to spend sleepless nights as
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midwives for sea totals. Here's our
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report.
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>> Close to midnight, flashlights quietly
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move across Katland Beach on Hon. As the
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tide rises, mother turtles come ashore
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and the volunteers begin their shift,
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monitoring nesting turtles, collecting
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eggs, and transferring them safely to
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protected hatcheries. For Haling, some
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of those overnight ships have become
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unforgettable memories.
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Since it was her first nesting season,
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the turtle didn't have much experience.
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She struggled to lay her eggs. It was
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probably the longest delivery I've ever
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assisted. Nearly two hours before the
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mother turtle finally returned to the
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sea, we collected about 62 eggs.
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>> With no electricity, limited fresh
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water, and daily routines dictated
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entirely by the ties. Yet, every season,
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thousands of applications pour in, and
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only a select few are chosen.
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>> I was rejected three times before. Each
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rejection was disappointing, but it also
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motivated me to become a better version
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of myself.
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>> Every protected nest and every hatchling
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safely released into the sea contributes
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to the recovery of the entire
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population. After more than 30 years of
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dedicated conservation, Gundow National
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Park is now seeing remarkable results.
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In 1993, only about 280 female turtles
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came ashore to nest each year.
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Today the number is close to a thousand.
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The number of nests has also increased
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from around 600 annually to more than
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2500, nearly three times higher.
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Every morning, newly hatched turtles
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begin their journey back to the ocean.
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It will take another 20 to 25 years
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before they return to this very beach to
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lay their own eggs. It is a long
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journey, but today's volunteer midwives
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believe that every tiny turtle track
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left on the sand is a seed of love for
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nature, planted for generations to come.
