Endangered turtles released into wild  

中國漁政部門在三沙永興島放流500只綠海龜

23日的西沙永興島海風宜人，500只綠海龜從沙灘上游向大海，其中五只成年海龜安裝了衛星信標，將為研究綠海龜洄游遷徙提供重要數據。

Sansha (CNS) -- Five hundred green turtles, a rare and endangered species, were released into the ocean at Yongxing Island on Tuesday. Five of them were equipped with satellite homing devices which will allow scientists to track their migration.

The activity was organized by the Fishery Bureau of China's Ministry of Agriculture and local authorities, who also returned one million Babylonia areolatas (gastropods) and three tons of eucheuma (seaweed) to enrich fishery resources.

We protect ecology, make rational use of resources and protect endangered species through such activities, said Li Yanliang, an officer from the Ministry of Agriculture.