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Why it matters
Sea turtles remain highly vulnerable despite legal protection, with egg poaching, marine pollution, and natural predators contributing to low survival rates.
Conservation groups say corporate-backed initiatives help close funding gaps and strengthen long-term protection along key nesting beaches.
What’s happening
The adoption covers nests containing about 3,600 eggs, each nest holding an estimated 80 to 120 eggs.
These are transferred to a secure hatchery at the conservation center, where hatchlings are cared for before being released into the sea under supervised conditions.
The nest adoption is part of the center’s Adopt-a-Nest program, a fundraising initiative that supports volunteer shore patrols tasked with protecting nesting sites. Funds raised also go toward hatchery materials, patrol equipment, and basic supplies essential to daily conservation work.
The initiative was announced in a media release outlining the company’s latest conservation activity and its continued partnership with the Pag-asa Pawikan Protection and Conservation Center in Bataan.
Behind the effort
The adoption was made possible through the Travel + Leisure Co. Travel Green program, which encourages employees to support environmental causes through volunteering and fundraising. Team members based in Clark personally contributed funds to support the conservation activity.
As part of the program, employees also joined an on-site visit to Bataan, where they attended a sea turtle conservation orientation led by the center and witnessed the release of hatchlings into the sea.
What they’re saying
“We are incredibly proud of our team members who actively volunteer and donate to meaningful causes like turtle conservation,” said Liam Crawley, president of Travel + Leisure Global Support Services Philippines, the global support center of Travel + Leisure Co.“We have been working with 3P3C since 2022, and this marks our sixth joint hatchling release. Last year alone, we helped release more than 140 hatchlings.”
The bigger picture
The Philippines is home to five of the world’s seven sea turtle species, including olive ridley, green, and the critically endangered hawksbill turtle. While these species are protected under national law, conservation advocates stress that collaboration between local communities, nonprofits, and private companies remains critical to improving survival outcomes. — Princess Daisy C. Ominga | Ed: Corrie S. Narisma
