World Turtle Day marked in China(1/9)

A staff member holds a sea turtle at Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 21, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

A total of 43 sea turtles, artificially bred and trained in the wild, were released into the sea on Saturday ahead of the World Turtle Day.

A sea turtle with a QR code on its back rushes toward the sea at Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 21, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

A staff member returns a sea turtle back to the sea at Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 21, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

Two staff members carry a plastic box with a sea turtle to the sea at Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 21, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

A staff member scans a chip installed in a turtle's forelimb before returning it back to the sea at Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 21, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

A satellite tracker is installed on its back of a sea turtle to provide migration path data and scientific guidance for turtle protection at Huidong Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve in Huizhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 21, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wenmin)

Staff members release a sea turtle to the sea in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 23, 2022. Five turtles were successfully returned back to the sea on Monday. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chongzheng)

Staff members release a sea turtle to the sea in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 23, 2022. Five turtles were successfully returned back to the sea on Monday. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chongzheng)

Staff members release a sea turtle to the sea in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 23, 2022. Five turtles were successfully returned back to the sea on Monday. (Photo: China News Service/Li Chongzheng)