Experts panel takes stock of turtle conservation

A three-member panel constituted by Orissa High Court made a field trip to Gahirmatha marine sanctuary and assessed the measures taken for the conservation of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles.

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The action followed a February 4 report on an online environment magazine which said 800 olive ridley turtles have died since January due to negligence of the States Forest and Fisheries department.

The olive ridley turtles turn up in millions for mass nesting along the Odisha coast every year.

Gahirmatha beach off Bay of Bengal coast in Kendrapara district, Odisha is acclaimed as the world’s largest nesting ground of these turtles.