8-Year-Old Recognised For Rescuing Turtle Hatchlings

The Fisheries Department has officially recognised 8-year-old Shazri Pierrot, who organised a hawksbill hatchling rescue at Anse Galet Beach, carrying about 30 struggling baby turtles to the sea. During a brief ceremony at Tapion School, where Shazri attends, Fisheries Biologist Yvonne Edwin thanked him on Friday. Edwin then presented the youngster with a gift of brochures about sea turtles and marine life. The Fisheries Department representative explained that Shazri’s hatchling rescue was precisely the necessary awareness the department wanted to achieve. “This is an ideal example of what we want from the public in reporting and assisting to help the turtles, because, as we know, some of these species are endangered, and it is through our human interaction, it is through what we do in helping to save them and ensuring and giving them that chance of survival, is what we want from students and the general public,” she said. Edwin noted that the turtle nesting season runs from March to the end of November, and sea turtle fishing is currently closed. She encouraged people to report any sea turtle sightings on the beach. “We do have a number of posters posted around the beaches in Saint Lucia asking you...