India hosts major aggregations of turtles, especially olive ridleys. The present debate over the construction of a port at Dhamra and other ports along the Orissa coast is part of long-standing controversy about turtles in this region.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/continuing-controversy-over-ridleys-orissa-cui-bono
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nicholas-mrosovsky
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-ocean-turtle-newsletter
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ports
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-and-people
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa