Sea turtle found around new military base in Henoko

Sea turtle found around new military base in Henoko

Sea turtle swimming near the new base construction site


 

May 2, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

A sea turtle was found swimming in the ocean around Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago City where a new military base is under construction.

 

Crushed stones continued to be poured in the ocean at the K4 site where bank protection work is undergoing. The construction site is located closed to the area where the sea turtle was found.

 

The length of the sea turtle’s shell was about 60 centimeters. The sea turtle is thought to be either a loggerhead sea turtle or a green turtle. The sea turtle was swimming while occasionally lifting its face out of the surface of the water.

 

As there was a security boat operated by the Okinawa Defence Bureau around the area, and civillian groups protesting the construction work raised their voices saying “don’t threaten turtles.”

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sayaka Sakuma)

 

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