Biologist Ricardo Gomes, from NGO Instituto Mar Urbano (R), and veterinarian Yohany Perez, take a Green Sea Turtle out of a net, during an intentional capture to monitor turtles' health, weight and pollution level, by Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 27, 2024. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Sea turtles in the Guanabara Bay of Rio de Janeiro are getting healthier after struggling for years with a tumor disease that hampers their movement, sight and feeding, and ultimately leads to their death.
Scientists said it came after authorities made an effort to clean up the water of the natural harbor that shapes the identity of the region.
