After record deaths, 2.6 lakh turtle eggs secured in TN; highest in last six years

THE state forest department has secured a record 2.6 lakh Olive Ridley turtle eggs, the highest in the last six years, during this ongoing nesting season.

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @Chennai

Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Chennai and Villupuram are witnessing brisk nesting with the department working hard to provide maximum protection to the eggs. The case of Chennai is particularly heartening since the district had reported mass mortality of Olive Ridleys in January. Around 1,200 turtles were beached ashore dead in a short period of time raising alarm bells.