TN Plans Telemetry Study to Track Turtle Movement to Reduce Deaths

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- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA @Chennai

WITH more than 1,300 carcasses of Olive Ridleys washing ashore, including 1,111 along Chennai's coast this nesting season, Tamil Nadu is stepping up efforts to protect Olive Ridleys by launching telemetry studies to track their movements and identify key congregation sites during nesting season.

This decision, aimed at reducing high turtle mortality, was made during a high-level meeting chaired by Forest Minister K Ponmudy, at the Secretariat on Friday.