Something good has come out of Covid — Senegal’s turtles are flourishing

Pandemic peace brings new life to threatened Senegalese green turtles

16 November 2021 - 18:28 By Ngouda Dione and Cooper Inveen

On a moonlit shore in Senegal, Djibril Diakhate’s evening walk came to an unexpected halt when his torch revealed more than 140 baby turtles clambering from their nest and sprinting towards the glimmering ocean...

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