Turtle deaths: TN wildlife board to meet on Feb 14

IN the aftermath of the mass Olive Ridley turtle deaths at the beginning of this year's nesting season, the meeting of the standing committee of the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) will be convened on February 14 to deliberate on reasons for deaths, actions taken so far and future conservation strategy for the turtles.

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @Chennai

The meeting, chaired by Forest Minister K Ponmudi, will be attended by Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Forests and Climate Change, who has returned to the department after serving as health secretary for a few months. Top forest officials, SBWL members and experts in the field of turtle conservation will also take part.