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The nesting season for Olive Ridley turtles is barely 20 days old and already 314 turtles have washed ashore dead on the city’s beaches. Conservationists say the turtles die after getting stuck in trawlers’ fishing nets.
On Saturday morning, 60 turtles were found dead on the stretch between Neelankarai beach and Alamparai village in Kancheepuram district, according to Tree Foundation that patrols the stretch every year during the nesting season. “The numbers are alarmingly high this year and we are just into the second week of the season that will continue till March-end,” said Tree Foundation founder-chairperson Supraja Dharini. Tree Foundation volunteers buried the dead turtles near the shore later in the night.
Members and volunteers of the Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN), a group that patrols the coastline from Neelankarai to Napier’s Bridge, including Marina and Elliot’s beaches, reported 70 dead turtles were washed ashore. SSTCN coordinator V Arun said, “Considering that only 5-6% of the dead turtles are washed ashore, the real death toll could be many times higher.”
Courtesy of The Times Of India
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