8 hawksbill turtles under specialist care in Singapore conservation programme

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A head-start programme by the Singapore Oceanarium and National Parks Board aims to boost survival rates of the critically endangered species before release into the wild. SINGAPORE: For newly hatched hawksbill turtles, life begins as a race few can win. Faced with predators and the vast, unforgiving ocean, most hatchlings do not survive beyond their first few months. In some cases, as few as one in 10,000 make it to adulthood. But eight juvenile hawksbill turtles in Singapore are getting help