Jumeirah Group celebrated the UAE’s 44th National Day with the release of 44 sea turtles into the Arabian Gulf at Madinat Jumeirah’s private beach by Burj Al Arab Jumeirah.
The 44 juvenile hawksbills were rescued from the shores of the UAE and nursed back to health by the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP), one of the longest standing CSR initiatives in the region and the only project of its kind in the Middle East.
This latest release takes the total number of turtles rescued to 844 since the project began in 2004.
Jumeirah Group’s UAE national colleagues, Emirati students from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, children from Senses, in-house guests, social media influencers, local media, representatives from Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing, the Irish Business Network and the Wildlife Protection Office came to watch the turtles making their way back to their natural environment.
Earlier this year, 45 turtles were released on World Sea Turtle Day.
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