Staff members from the department of agriculture and rural affairs in south China’s Hainan province and the China Sea Turtle Conservation Alliance release a sea turtle back into the sea in the province’s Lingshui Li autonomous county. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

A sea turtle crosses the sand towards the ocean in Lingshui Li autonomous county, south China’s Hainan province. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

Staff members release a sea turtle back into the sea in Lingshui Li autonomous county, south China’s Hainan province. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

Staff members attach a satellite tracker to a sea turtle for future research, hoping to learn more about its habitat. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

Staff members release a sea turtle back into the sea in Lingshui Li autonomous county, south China’s Hainan province. (Photo: People's Daily Online)