Chennai: Concern over lots of of lifeless Olive Ridley turtles washed ashore

An environmentalist mentioned an evaluation of the carcasses indicated indicators of drowning. “The popped eyes and bulged necks point out that they’ve died as a result of drowning,” he mentioned.

“The Olive Ridley turtle inhabitants is going through a crucial risk. The mixture of habitat destruction and unintentional entanglement in fishing nets has led to a drastic decline of their numbers,” The Tree Basis consultant Supraja Dharini mentioned.

In the meantime, Garuda Aerospace mentioned it was partnering with the Tree Basis and the departments of forest and fisheries to deploy drones for surveillance alongside the town’s shoreline to guard the endangered turtles.

“We’re deeply involved by the latest mass deaths of Olive Ridley turtles. The plight of the turtles calls for speedy motion and long-term options. By deploying our drones freed from cost for the following three months, we’re instantly intervening to guard the nesting websites, deter unlawful fishing, and provides these hatchlings an opportunity at survival,” Garuda Aerospace CEO Agnishwar Jayaprakash mentioned.

Throughout 2023-24, the forest division, in collaboration with volunteers and NGOs, collected 2,58,907 turtle eggs, arrange hatcheries and guarded them, and returned 2,15,778 turtle hatchlings to the ocean.

“This 12 months too, sea turtle eggs are being collected in 14 coastal districts of Tamil Nadu by means of 52 hatcheries. Steps have been taken to extend the variety of each day night time patrols performed by the Forest Division within the turtle nesting areas and supply speedy info on turtle actions/deaths,” the discharge mentioned.

Efforts had been additionally on to sensitise the native inhabitants apart from contain the civic our bodies within the conservation efforts, it added.