Mary Wilson
Well-known member
January 17, 2025, 9:33 AM
The Associated Press
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India’s east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades.
Olive ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting conditions on India’s coast. But the species has been threatened for years as the number of nesting beaches around the world shrinks, and mass deaths like these can be caused by fishing nets that can catch and harm the species. ...
Environmentalists and forest department officials have been seeing at least ten dead turtles every day for the past few days, sometimes much more. ...
https://wtop.com/animals-pets/2025/...a-turtles-are-washing-ashore-on-indias-coast/
The Associated Press
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India’s east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades.
Olive ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting conditions on India’s coast. But the species has been threatened for years as the number of nesting beaches around the world shrinks, and mass deaths like these can be caused by fishing nets that can catch and harm the species. ...
Environmentalists and forest department officials have been seeing at least ten dead turtles every day for the past few days, sometimes much more. ...
https://wtop.com/animals-pets/2025/...a-turtles-are-washing-ashore-on-indias-coast/