Deepwater port endangers Congo's turtles

Fishermen, who are also a threat to turtle eggs, fish on the endangered coast of Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, prepares to release turtles on the endangered coastline after incubating the eggs for eight weeks in nests at a hatching center in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6, 2022.

Turtles released after eight weeks from nests of a hatching center, are seen on the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Turtles released after eight weeks from nests of a hatching center are seen on the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Turtles ready to be released are seen through the net of a nest at a hatching center at the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, is seen in a boat on the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6, 2022.

Turtles ready to be released are seen in a container, at a hatching center, after incubating as eggs for eight weeks at the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6, 2022.

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, prepares to release turtles on the endangered coastline after incubating the eggs for eight weeks in nests at a hatching center in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6, 2022.

An awareness sign against turtle poaching is seen at the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, holds one of the 8-week-old turtles at a hatching center in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Fishermen, who are also a threat to turtle eggs, pull their net on the threatened coast of Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, releases turtles on the endangered coastline after incubating the eggs for eight weeks in nests at a hatching center in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6, 2022.

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, is seen in a boat on the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 6, 2022.

Nests to incubate turtle eggs are seen at a hatching center at the endangered coastline in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 5, 2022.