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Our Experience with the Sea Turtles – Linda Pederzolli, Italy & Manjunath B, Field Officer, FSL-India

Our Experience with the Sea Turtles – Linda Pederzolli, Italy & Manjunath B, Field Officer, FSL-India

In the month of March 2019, FSL-India staff got a surprise: a sea turtle nest at Trasi, along the Kundapura shoreline. Everybody felt so happy and since the beginning, the local fishermen, as well as the community, along with the Forest Department, worked together for taking care of the nest. A strong hatchery was built around the nest and informative sign boards were hung up, in order to protect the eggs. We, FSL-India’s long term volunteers along with Venkatesh, FSL-India’s…

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Rescued Turtle Eggs Hatch – 2nd May 2019, Times of India, Mangaluru

Rescued Turtle Eggs Hatch – 2nd May 2019, Times of India, Mangaluru

On 20th March 2019, 101 Sea Turtle eggs were discovered by alert fishermen at Maravanthe beach. Working with the Forest Department, FSL-India’s team built a hatchery for the eggs and waited eagerly for the eggs to hatch. The eggs normally take 50-55 days to hatch, but this time, the baby turtles emerged from the eggs 10 days early, surprising the the watching and waiting community. A lot of excitement was generated, as there have been no sea turtle eggs found…

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