BALASORE: Even as Union Minister of State for Forests and Environment Jairam Ramesh shot off a letter to Defence Minister A K Antony alleging violation of restrictions imposed by the Forest Department on test-firing of missiles during turtle season, DRDO officials claimed the organisation did not cause any harm to the turtles but works for their conservation.
Three million rupees has so far been released for the protection of green turtles during the current financial year, said Sindh Minister for Wildlife Daya Ram during the question hour in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday.
He added that the government launched the scheme `Protection and Conservation of Marine Turtle` in the year 2009-10 with an estimated cost of Rs93.651 million.
PANJIM, A division bench of Bombay High Court at Goa comprising Justice S C Dharmadhikari and F M Reis stayed till further notice on Tuesday a Rs 25 lakh proposal of the Tourism Department to illuminate public beaches in North Goa.
The order was recorded in a PIL filed by the Goa Foundation in the wake of news reports that the Tourism Department had sanctioned the money to the Electricity Depar
Every time the three irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage, which pass through the city, are closed for the summer, the endangered species of Pig-nosed Turtles become easy prey.
Though they are well-camouflaged in the slush and mud of the canal bed, poachers know where to look for them.
PANJIM, The beaches of Agonda and Galjibag in Canancona taluka witnessed encouraging number of Olive Ridley turtles being hatched and left back in the sea.
As per figures, both turtle nesting sites witnessed birth of 822 turtles, which were later released in the sea by forest department.
For the current season, Galjibag saw the presence of 6 nests, which laid 680 eggs, of which 477 were hatc
- NGO identifies three endangered species in different pockets of Sivasagar district
Jorhat: Seven Look, an NGO, has launched several awareness schemes in Upper Assam to conserve turtles.
Every time the three irrigation canals of Prakasam Barrage, which pass through the city, are closed for the summer, the endangered species of Pig-nosed Turtles become easy prey.
Though they are well-camouflaged in the slush and mud of the canal bed, poachers know where to look for them.
An estimated 3.60 lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles have arrived for mass nesting this year at the tranquil Nasi II (South Nasi) beach of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, according to stated DFO of Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and Wildlife Division, Manoj Kumar Mohapatra.
The arribada phenomenon of the endangered turtles occurred from February 26 to March 7 at the golden beach near the establishment of
As many as 10 Olive Ridley turtles have been hatched at Mandapam near here.
The first of the 107 eggs, which were collected and kept in a natural environment on January 5 by the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GMMNP) officials, hatched at 5.45 a.m. on Tuesday.
