Number of endangered sea turtle nests hits five-year high

Making their debut: Turtle hatchlings at Sisters’ Islands Marine Park. — The Straits Times/ANN

The sands of the island rep­u­­blic have yielded promising signs for the critically-endangered hawksbill turtle in 2025, as the number of nests uncovered has hit a five-year high, The Straits Times has learnt.

With nearly two months still left in the yearly nesting season, 18 nests have already been found, said Dr Karenne Tun, National Parks Board’s (NParks) group director of the National Biodi­versity Centre. This is up from an average of 11 nests recorded annually from 2021 to 2024.