More Olive Ridley carcasses seen at ECR

At slightest 10 carcasses of Olive Ridley oversea turtles were seen connected December 29 astatine Injambakkam, with galore of them successful a highly decomposed state. Since the commencement of December, erstwhile the yearly nesting play began, implicit 100 dormant oversea turtles person washed ashore on the Chennai coast, successful summation to a fewer spotted astatine Puducherry. However, officials accidental the mortality number is lesser.

“Every mortality is recorded. Since the commencement of the season, 88 carcasses person washed ashore,” said Rakesh Kumar Dogra, Chief Wildlife Warden. The Olive Ridley oversea turtle is listed arsenic Vulnerable connected the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is carrying retired a slew of measures, including intercepting of trawlers, which are banned for up to 5 nautical miles from the enactment during the oversea turtle nesting season.