Olive ridley turtle found dead on Kadambadi beach in Nagapattinam

An olive ridley oversea turtle was recovered washed ashore connected the Kadambadi formation successful connected Sunday morning.

Forest Department officials said the carcass was buried connected the formation arsenic per the protocol. December to March is the highest nesting play for olive ridley turtles on the Tamil Nadu coast.

A elder Forest Department authoritative said truthful acold this season, 11 olive ridley turtles had been washed ashore dormant successful the district, with astir suspected to person been deed by sportfishing vessels. Despite repeated warnings and consciousness campaigns among fishermen, specified incidents proceed to occur, the authoritative said.

The section has stepped up coastal patrols, peculiarly from 3 a.m. onwards, to look retired for injured turtles oregon those that tin beryllium rescued. “In galore cases, turtles are struck by sportfishing vessels and are recovered successful a decomposed state, making adjacent post-mortem introspection impossible,” the authoritative added.

Meanwhile, the Forest Department has collected astir 15,000 olive ridley eggs from assorted nesting sites and relocated them to hatcheries. The hatchlings are expected to beryllium released into the oversea by the mediate of this month.