With the goal of kick in to the conservation of protect nautical species , LATAM ’s Solidarity Plane platform transported an olive ridley turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea ) from the Los Lagos Region to Santiago . The turtle is set to undergo rehabilitation at the Safari Conservation Foundation , located in the O’Higgins realm . The beast was initially rescue by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service ( Sernapesca ) off the coast of Ancud on Chiloé Island , in the Los Lagos Region .
The turtle is an adult female , weighing 38 kg and measuring 90 cm in length . She was foundstranded at the prison term of her deliverance . Sernapesca first transferred her to the Chiloé Silvestre biodiversity conservation center . During an initial judgment , trivial wounds were detected on her carapace and front fin . She receive elementary concern , including fluid therapy , antibiotics , vitamins , and pain in the neck direction . However , for a full recovery , the conclusion was made to keep her rehabilitation at the Safari Conservation Foundation , where she will undergo further examination and treatments .
It is hoped that once the turtleneck is in optimum consideration , she can be reintroduced to the coast of northern Chile , where she will see a more suited environment for her species , with appropriate temperature and greater food handiness .
The olive ridley polo-neck is separate as Vulnerable ( VU ) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) and Chile ’s Ministry of the Environment ( MMA ) . to boot , it is lean in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( CITES ) .
This coinage inhabit tropic waters in the Atlantic , Pacific , and Indian Oceans . Its diet is primarily carnivorous but also include algae , crustacean , invertebrate , and small fish . Unfortunately , befoulment , clime change , and interactions with fishing activities have severely impacted its population , take deliverance and rehabilitation efforts like this one crucial .
Juan José Tohá , Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for the LATAM group , stated , " At LATAM , we understand that our commitment to society also involves protecting biodiversity . Through our Solidarity Plane programme , we make our internet uncommitted for preservation , facilitate the transport of at - endangerment wildlife so it can receive necessary aid and give to its habitat in the best possible condition . This collaboration with Sernapesca is a concrete case of how connectivity can lead to the preservation of our specie . "
Ricardo Sáez , National Head of the Conservation and Biodiversity Unit at Sernapesca , commented , " We give thanks Chiloé Silvestre for all their endeavor in keeping this polo-neck dependable . They provide essential treatment and care that were essential for her stabilization . Thanks to LATAM ’s Solidarity Plane computer program , we were able-bodied to arrange this transfer , and thanks to the Safari Conservation Foundation , which will provide specialised care . The journey began this Friday , March 28th , take a long land trip , a ferryboat crossing , and a flight of stairs to the Metropolitan Region , before the turtle was at long last reassign to the Safari Conservation Foundation ’s Rehabilitation Center in the O’Higgins neighborhood . There , she will be rehabilitate until she is in optimal term to render to her raw habitat . "
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