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Olive Ridley Turtle, Rescued from Fisherman’s Net
It was 59 centimeter in length (average length is 70cm) and 47 centimeter in width. As we informed by the person that it was pulling the fisherman’s net by the sea shore side, it was healthy and strong. We successfully convinced the Captain R. K. Singh of the shipping department of Reliance industry (Hazira plant, Surat) by aware him the environmental importance of this turtle and also to release it into its natural habitat.
Some more information about Marine Turtle… · # There are total five species of marine turtle found in India. All are listed as endangered in IUCN status report, Olive Ridley Turtle is one of them. · # Marine turtles spend their life mostly in the sea. They come on land only to lay their eggs. That time they come across the fisherman’s net. · # They travel thousands of kilometer between feeding and nesting sites. # They have been killed for their meat, skin, eggs and shell. Our 24 Hour Emergency Rescue Nos. are 098254-80908, 099797-30036
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turtle, trapped in the fisherman’s net and was trying to come out, but the
turtle has been rescued by Mr. Ajay Kumar and his colleagues about 12:00 noon at
the Reliance Jetty (Hazira Plant, Surat). Mr. Mayank Devashrayee, well wisher of
Nature Club Surat, working in Reliance, informed us about it at 12:30 pm. We
quickly reached there and identify the turtle. It was Olive Ridley Turtle (
Viral
Prajapati and Darshan Jardosh (Volunteer of Nature Club Surat) took it to the
Suhali beach and successfully released it in the sea with Mr. Ajay Kumar and his
colleagues at 15:22.