Bali beach releases turtles back to ocean

Be free: Volunteers preparing baby (inset) Hawksbill turtles that were rescued from predators by the local conservation community, to be released to the sea, in Sanur, Bali. — Reuters

A batch of 40 turtle hatchlings waddled towards the sea in Indonesia on Thursday as part of a release on a beach on the country’s most popular resort island of Bali.

The turtles, of the olive ridley and hawksbill species, were rescued from Bali beaches and a local conservation group has been urging volunteers to take part in their release, hoping to boost awareness of the need to protect endangered species.