Karwar
Turtles are environmentally friendly creatures. Olive Ridley turtles are on the verge of extinction, and in order to save and raise their offspring, the Uttara Kannada district forest department is working to preserve turtle eggs. The chicks have now emerged from the eggs that were thus preserved. They were safely released into the sea.
Assistant Conservator of Forests KD Nayak said, usually from February to the end of April, turtles lay their eggs in many areas of Karwar including Devbagh, Ankola, Majali, Honnavar beaches in the district. The Forest Department has taken the initiative to protect these eggs and in the last two months, 110 turtle egg nests have been protected on the Karwar beach. Out of these, 9 turtle hatchlings have now emerged from the nests, and 1027 hatchlings have been released into the sea.
Olive Ridley sea turtles choose deserted areas for breeding. They come to the beach to lay their eggs and leave. Then their eggs are orphaned in the dry sand. To protect these eggs from other animals including dogs, a separate section of the forest department protects the eggs on the beach from January to April. Thus, last year, more than ten thousand turtles were saved and released into the sea.
This time, the goal is to save and release more than ten thousand turtles into the sea, and continuously raise awareness among the people and provide money to the people who save the eggs and donate them to the department. When the saved eggs hatch, the turtles are released into the sea with their own hands to create awareness among the people. Today, children and locals were happy to release the turtles into the sea with their own hands.