‘Pawikan’ found dead in Lamon Bay in Quezon

LUCENA CITY — A giant sea turtle, locally known as “pawikan,” was found dead on Wednesday morning, May 1, on the shore of Atimonan town in Quezon province. The marine turtle was washed ashore on the pier in Barangay Caridad, the Atimonan Public Information Office (PIO) reported on its Facebook page. The town lies along the coast of Lamon Bay in the Pacific Ocean. The PIO said the dead animal was probably a leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea). The authorities immediately buried the turtle’s decomposing body. The report did not specify the cause of its death. READ: ‘Pawikan’ found dead in […]…

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