A number of Qatari citizens have helped save around 300 hawksbill turtles by reporting the appearance of baby turtles on their properties to the Protection and Wildlife Department, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has said.
One of those citizens is Abdulla al-Mohannadi, who reported the appearance of 82 baby turtles under one of his cabins in the Al Ghariyah area.
The turtle conservation project team released the turtles in the sea at Fuwairit after taking the required measurements and recording them.
Other citizens reported the appearance of more than 200 baby turtles to environmental patrols.
The department has thanked all the citizens who have helped protect the young turtles through their reports.
It has also invited everyone to communicate with the environmental patrols if they see any of these young turtles in the marine areas of Qatar.
The turtle conservation project team released the turtles in the sea at Fuwairit after taking the required measurements and recording them.
Other citizens reported the appearance of more than 200 baby turtles to environmental patrols.
The department has thanked all the citizens who have helped protect the young turtles through their reports.
It has also invited everyone to communicate with the environmental patrols if they see any of these young turtles in the marine areas of Qatar.
* Indian ambassador visits turtle conservation project in Fuwairit
India’s ambassador to Qatar Dr Deepak Mittal, his wife and an accompanying delegation have visited the project to protect endangered hawksbill turtles in the Fuwairit area.
He was welcomed by Taleb al-Shahwani, director of the Protection and Wildlife Department at the MME, who explained that the Fuwairit turtle project is supervised by the MME, funded by Qatar Petroleum, and implemented by the Environmental Science Centre at Qatar University.
Al-Shahwani added that the turtle conservation project is being carried out in two stages.
The first stage starts at the beginning of April and continues until the end of May.
This includes nesting, laying of eggs and transferring them to designated and protected places at the site.
The second stage begins in June and continues until the end of July.
This includes the release of young turtles into the sea.
The ambassador and his wife praised the efforts made by Qatar, represented by the MME, to protect endangered animals through initiatives such as the turtle conservation project.
India’s ambassador to Qatar Dr Deepak Mittal, his wife and an accompanying delegation have visited the project to protect endangered hawksbill turtles in the Fuwairit area.
He was welcomed by Taleb al-Shahwani, director of the Protection and Wildlife Department at the MME, who explained that the Fuwairit turtle project is supervised by the MME, funded by Qatar Petroleum, and implemented by the Environmental Science Centre at Qatar University.
Al-Shahwani added that the turtle conservation project is being carried out in two stages.
The first stage starts at the beginning of April and continues until the end of May.
This includes nesting, laying of eggs and transferring them to designated and protected places at the site.
The second stage begins in June and continues until the end of July.
This includes the release of young turtles into the sea.
The ambassador and his wife praised the efforts made by Qatar, represented by the MME, to protect endangered animals through initiatives such as the turtle conservation project.
* Visits by Children's Museum delegation
The second stage of the project to protect hawksbill turtles began in June, and this phase has seen a large turnout of interested people, including a delegation from Dadu: Children's Museum in Qatar.
They visited the project site in Fuwairit in the presence of museum director Essa Ali al-Mannai and a number of heads of departments there.
Visits to the project site by Qatar Museums staff allowed them to learn about the mechanism of preserving and protecting turtles and releasing their young into the sea.
During the visit, al-Shahwani gave a brief explanation about the turtle protection project and answered the visiting children's questions about the importance of the project and its phases, as well as the life stages of a turtle.
At the end of the visit, al-Mannai expressed admiration for the project and praised the efforts made by the MME, represented by the Protection and Wildlife Department, in the field of protecting endangered animals.
The second stage of the project to protect hawksbill turtles began in June, and this phase has seen a large turnout of interested people, including a delegation from Dadu: Children's Museum in Qatar.
They visited the project site in Fuwairit in the presence of museum director Essa Ali al-Mannai and a number of heads of departments there.
Visits to the project site by Qatar Museums staff allowed them to learn about the mechanism of preserving and protecting turtles and releasing their young into the sea.
During the visit, al-Shahwani gave a brief explanation about the turtle protection project and answered the visiting children's questions about the importance of the project and its phases, as well as the life stages of a turtle.
At the end of the visit, al-Mannai expressed admiration for the project and praised the efforts made by the MME, represented by the Protection and Wildlife Department, in the field of protecting endangered animals.
* DHFC highlights life cycle of hawksbill sea turtles
Within the framework of the social responsibility of companies and private institutions, and on the occasion of World Ocean Day, which falls on June 8 each year, the management of Doha Festival City (DHFC) has allocated a special booth to highlight the life cycle of the hawksbill sea turtles through models, the MME said, adding that the initiative has been well-received and admired by visitors.
Within the framework of the social responsibility of companies and private institutions, and on the occasion of World Ocean Day, which falls on June 8 each year, the management of Doha Festival City (DHFC) has allocated a special booth to highlight the life cycle of the hawksbill sea turtles through models, the MME said, adding that the initiative has been well-received and admired by visitors.
