Thousands of baby turtles released into sea off Bali

The Olive Ridley turtles are part of conservationists' attempts to boost the population and promote environmental protection

More than 10,000 baby turtles were released into the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali, as part of conservationists' attempts to boost the population of a vulnerable species and promote environmental protection.

Conservation groups carried crates each full of dozens of tiny turtles to the island's Gianyar beach on Friday and encouraged local people and volunteers to line up on the sand and release the hatchlings together.