US officials laud Sindh Wildlife efforts

KARACHI - The officials of US consulate in Karachi visited beaches of Hawks Bay and Sandspit, and participated in the ongoing Turtle Protection Project, runs under the administration of Sindh Wildlife Department, sources informed The Nation on Monday.

The officials of American consulate release the hatchlings of green turtles in the sea and visited the turtle laboratory and hatchery established by the Sindh Wildlife Department. They also saw egg laying process of female turtle on the beaches at the turtle sanctuaries, sources said.

The sources said that the US consulate delegation appreciated the services and efforts of Sindh Wildlife Department of saving the green turtles.

According to the wildlife experts “Due to number of reasons, only one turtle, in average, survive in 1,000 hatchlings.”