AHMEDABAD: These starred beauties have become the latest road accident victims as they're slow-footed and difficult to spot. We're talking about star tortoises, named so because of the radiating star pattern on their shells.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Forest Department is seeking the help of religious leaders to conserve endangered turtles, dolphins, whale sharks and corals along the State
Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu has a coastline of 161 km.The Government of India through its Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Wetland and Wildlife Management Division funds various olive ridley conservation projects every year along this coast. A description of various activities carried out along the Nagapattinam coast is given.
Mounting loss of seagrass in the world's oceans, vital for the survival of endangered marine life, commercial fisheries and the fight against climate change, reveals a major crisis in coastal ecosystems, a report says.
The new Kakapir Water pipeline, completed by a team of volunteers from ICI Pakistan was inaugurated here. The project was initiated in January 2009 to provide a permanent water supply to nearly 300 homes in the Kakapir village at Hawksbay.
The trade in Hawksbill Turtles Eretmochelys imbricata, medium-sized cheloniids with a pan-tropical distribution, has been recognized as a key threat to their conservation in the wild, and has greatly contributed to the species being listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List.
A new project, however, must get the nod from the Union environment ministry
On March 23, Greenpeace International issued full-page advertisements in the international press to draw attention to the Olive Ridleys, which come annually to the beaches of Orissa
While the mating behaviour of sea turtles remains a grey area, man on his part should preserve the environment so as to make it conducive for them to breed in tune with nature
