00:00Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
00:01oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:02Fishers move a giant leatherback sea turtle to shore.
00:05They found it trapped in nets off the coast of Yilan County in Taiwan's northeast,
00:10with injuries all over his body and netting tangled in his mouth.
00:14His hand, his nose, nose, and head and back are very visible.
00:20That's when thečšéˇ contacted me and said,
00:31Lederbacks are the largest species of sea turtle and listed as endangered in Taiwan.
00:37This turtle was later confirmed to be an adult female, weighing in at 280 kilograms.
00:43Thankfully, no internal injuries or fish hooks were found in her body,
00:47and she's now on her way to recovery with the help of marine animal specialists.
01:05This isn't an isolated or rare incident.
01:08Every year, hundreds of sea turtles get caught in fishing nets.
01:12Expanding human activity at sea means the balance between animal protection
01:16and people's livelihood grows ever more difficult to manage.
01:20Clanguang and I'm Ringling for Taiwan Plus.
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