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Sea Turtle rescue mission at Beejadi beach, Kundapura – Alexander Böhm, Germany, Linda Pederzolli, Italy & Hanan Aboushakra, Sweden

Sea Turtle rescue mission at Beejadi beach, Kundapura – Alexander Böhm, Germany, Linda Pederzolli, Italy & Hanan Aboushakra, Sweden

On 5th July, FSL-India’s Kundapura staff received a call from Beejadi Beach: another injured turtle was found by the local fishermen on the beach. The turtle probably got entangled in the fishermen’s net and came to the beach because of the deep wounds on its neck and flippers. A huge group of people cooperated to rescue the marine creature: local people and FSL-India staff and volunteers, along with members of the ‘Clean Kundapura Project’, an active initiative for cleaning up…

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FSL-India’s role in Sea Turtle conservation – S Janardhana Maravanthe, ex-President, Maravanthe Panchayat

FSL-India’s role in Sea Turtle conservation – S Janardhana Maravanthe, ex-President, Maravanthe Panchayat

FSL-India has been working for the conservation of Olive Riddley and Green sea turtles, which are considered to be an endangered species. In the past, whenever the local fishermen came across the sea turtle eggs, they used to collect them, cook and eat them. They did not know the importance of conservation of the sea turtles. After the intervention of FSL-India, the fisherman community got an awareness of the need for the conservation of the sea turtles. They joined hands…

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