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Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid
Authorities said 2 of the 22 turtles were still sick and needed treatment before release, following a raid triggered by residents' report.
- On Tuesday, Indonesian authorities on the island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean after seizing them from an abandoned boat left behind by fleeing smugglers.
- Marine police officers foiled the smuggling attempt on Saturday off Serangan Island, also known as Turtle Island, after residents reported suspicious sea turtle trafficking activity in the area.
- Two of the 22 rescued turtles remain under medical care, according to Gusti Agung Purnama Wirahadi of the Bali Water and Air Police, while the others were deemed healthy for release.
- Indonesia has legally protected sea turtles under conservation and fisheries laws since 1990, with a 2018 Environment Ministry regulation further clarifying protections for six species found in the country's waters.
- Bali was once a major trafficking hub partly due to historical use of turtle meat in Balinese Hinduism; an Arizona State University study found the green sea turtle accounted for 56% of killings globally over a 30-year period.
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Police in Bali have found 22 protected animals on an abandoned boat. Twenty of them have been released back into the ocean, but two still need treatment.
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Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back to the ocean on Tuesday, after they were found and seized on an empty boat, apparently abandoned by wildlife traffickers fleeing a police raid.
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