On 15th November, FSL-India’s Sea Turtle Conservation Team conducted a school session at Uppunda Tarapathi School on the importance of the sea turtle for marine health.
Mostly, once a week we, from the Sea Turtle Conservation program (STC), drive to one of the fisherman community’s here in the area of Kundapur. Meeting the fishermen is one of the most interesting tasks in our voluntary work. There we have the opportunity to talk with the fishermen about different problems e.g.the waste problem or overfishing that affect the fishermen as well as the sea turtles. The visit of the community is so important because we can learn from…
Here we are letting you know about our hopefully fruitful wish tree! But, what is a wish tree? Everybody has at least one little wish. Some of them can be paid with money and some of them can be paid with time or in means of kind. At FSL India we are a lot of people, so we also have a lot of wishes for our projects. However, some of them are not affordable for us, because even if they…
Sea-turtles are sporadic creatures and are considered to be an endangered species. In the west coast of Karnataka, on the shores of Kundapura and Byndoor, seven wounded sea-turtles were found. Injuries are caused by the rough waves of the monsoon season and getting trapped in fishing nets. Upon finding the wounded sea-turtles, local fisherman immediately called up FSL-India’s Home Based Project (HBP) team members. The rescue operation took place from the 19th of June…
A sea turtle conservation/environment themed workcamp (WC) took place in Kundapura, Karnataka in the month of February 2014. Attending were two international volunteers, one national volunteer and one team leader. Participants built a sea-turtle information center in Kodi beach and raised awareness to the fishermen community on the importance of sea-turtle conservation. Volunteers also put on a puppet-show in Berary Primary School for 60 children, spreading the same idea of sea-turtle…
On the 10th of March 2014 our hopes finally came true. The first Olive Ridley sea-turtles of this season hatched in our hatchery in Maravanthe, Kundapura. Nearly two months after their mother came ashore to lay her eggs, seventeen little babies made their way through the eggshell out of the nest. With the support of the Forest Department, our Home Based Project team released them a few meters before the sea to give them a…
Twice this season (on the 30th of December, 2013 and the 13th of January 2014) turtle eggs were found in the Kundapura region. 102 turtle eggs were found in December in Marvanthe, and 81 turtle eggs were found in January in Nagoor. Our local sea-turtle expert, Mr. Daasi Kharvi, found them on both occasions. Upon receiving the news, both times, the sea-turtle eggs were found and relocated to hatcheries in Marvanthe. The first batch…
In the month of January, our work camp team leader, Deepak Poojary, led a sea-turtle conservation and environment themed work camp in Kundapura. Joining the team were three international volunteers from South Korea and one national volunteer. Their activities included an awareness raising programme on sea-turtle conservation for school children and the fishermen community, as well as building a Turtle Information Centre. Volunteers also had the chance to visit local temples and go on…
In the year 2011-12, nearly 720 hatchlings* of the Olive Ridley sea turtle were released through sea turtle conservation initiatives mobilized by FSL India. For close to 8 years, our volunteers, local community members and conservation organizations in the area have been working together on the coastline of Udupi District, in the State of Karnataka, which forms the sporadic nesting grounds of these turtles. It is one of FSL’s oldest home based, self-funded projects. While there has been much progress,…
It has been always an endeavour of FSL-India to ensure community participation in Sea-Turtle Conservation Program. In this move, on 1st September 2012, Gangolli Percin Fisher-folk Self-Help Group (SHG) held meeting at Gangolli harbor. On behalf of FSL-India and Sea-Turtle Conservation Project Team, Mr. Manjunath participated in the meeting. As per the schedule discussion started and Mr. Shekar Chathar Beta, President of the SHG presided over the meeting and led the members to a lively discussion on issues and…