The Ministry of Municipality and Environment's Protection and Wildlife Department has recorded the first hatching of the endangered hawksbill turtles this season, on Saturday at Fuwairit Beach, coinciding with World Environment Day 2021.
The hatching took place at nest number one. The project team members headed by the department director Talib Khalid al-Shahwani registered the necessary data. A total of 53 hatchlings were released into the sea. As many as 92 nests have been shifted to the protected area at Fuwairit beach.