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Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

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Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

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Mongabay reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with Mongabay, which released it. SERANGAN ISLAND, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean Tuesday after they were found and seized on an empty boat seemingly abandoned by wildlife smugglers fleeing a police raid. Officers conducted final checks on the turtles at a conservation center on […] Original link: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/indonesia-returns-20-green-sea-turtles-to-the-ocean-after-bali-smuggling-raid/

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