Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay – Good News

~ John W. Howell

Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network.

First Recorded Birth of Critically-Endangered Burmese Peacock Turtle Hatchlings

By Andy Corbley

Credit: Fauna & Flora http://www.fauna-flora.org

This little fellow is the Burmese peacock softshell turtle, and he’s sitting here in the hands of one of the first humans to ever hatch them in captivity.

As one of the planet’s most endangered freshwater turtle species, it’s hoped the 15 hatchlings will go a long way towards preserving these beautiful reptiles for future generations of Myanmar’s people.

The breeding program was undertaken by the conservation group Flora and Fauna International, along with support from local volunteers and knowledge keepers around Myanmar’s Indawgyi Lake, one of the largest freshwater lakes in Southeast Asia.

The locals, trained by FFI, nominated “turtle guardians” to patrol the shores and look for nesting areas—of which they found 5 in the 2022 breeding season. They fenced them off and kept regular watch over them.

According to the conservation group, the video of the turtles hatching is the first known recording of the species born in the wild.

 

 

96 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay – Good News”

  9. What a wonderful share, John. There are so many beautiful and caring people in the world. I’m so thankful you share them.
    Happy Friday to you and your girls!

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  11. Wonderful news. Glad to see life thriving under their care. I hope their efforts continue to yield such wonderful results and that other people take up the cause. Thanks, John. Happy weekend.

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  14. The reward is seeing the hatchlings enter the lake! Kudos to these environmentalists. We have a huge Save the Turtles program here on the NC coast with lots of volunteers. People report nests and they come and count the eggs, cover them over, and put a barrier around them with a warning sign.

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  24. These are very exotic looking and cute too. Kudos for the volunteers. They make our Ridley turtles look rather plain but they are cute too. A public release was held about a week or two ago. Let us hope the program continues to be funded. Thanks for a good story to counter all the bad news of the week. Keep cool!

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  30. Wonderful Fri-yay news John.
    Those turtles are adorable.
    I understand hunger drives.
    I find the whole food chain thing most upsetting.
    Anyway, thank you for the JohnKu… and I hope “The work can have no reward . . .” turns out that the work has reward, and the Peacock Turtle flourishes.
    Thank goodness many do much for no pay!
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  31. Awww, so glad they were able to save these little guys. I’ve never heard of this species but I can see where they got their name. Thank goodness for good-hearted volunteers!

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  33. Such BEAUTIFUL creatures, John. I’ve never heard of them before, and I’m so glad you shared the info with us today, especially that first photo! What wonderful news, too, that folks are working so hard to save the species. It would be a shame to lose these turtles, and I hope their efforts continue to pay off. Great JohnKu, too. Thanks! 😊😊😊

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