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A dead Olive Ridley turtle near Pulicat estuary | Express
It’s that time of the year again when everybody’s focus is on the familiar nesting grounds of the Olive Ridleys. However, what is not known is that there a few isolated beaches near Pulicat estuary, where a large number of dead and injured turtles are washing ashore this season. Since there are no conservation efforts in the area most of the deaths go unaccounted.
When Express visited the spot on Sunday, around 25 fully-grown turtles were found dead within a distance of 1.5 km and the condition of carcasses suggest that all must have washed ashore within the past week. There are a few others which are badly decomposed and skeletal, with crabs feasting on them.
Padma said in Chennai, about 100 turtles have washed ashore between December and February and the department has recovered 17,000 eggs. Student’s Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN), a voluntary group working in tandem with the department, has collected and shifted 10,000 eggs to its hatchery in Besant Nagar.
Only recently, Chennai Collector V Anbuselvan conducted a meeting attended by Padma, officials from Coast Guard, marine police, fisheries, pollution control board, school and collegiate education, NGOs, etc, for effective turtle conservation.
Courtesy of newindianexpress.com
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