CANACONA
Recently, Olive Ridley hatchlings began emerging from one of the 24 pits, the highest number of pits so far at a single site, at two turtle protection sites in Canacona “ Agonda and Galgibaga beaches.
As the pits are individually protected and secured on all sides with fish nets, some Olive Ridley babies which came out from the closed pits were seen looking out for the way to proceed to the seawater.
Upon seeing them in the scorching sun, some unknown persons put up a sun umbrella to cover the pit, thus providing sufficient shade to the babies.
All the Olive Ridley babies were then released into the sea during night, informed sources.
It may be recalled that this year, the two turtle reserved beaches of Canacona received a record number of turtles to lay eggs. While Agonda has 24 pits, Galgibaga beach, where a turtle conservation site is being planned by the government, has 7 pits so far.
The Forest Department, that protects the turtle pits, expects to release a record number of Olive Ridley babies into the Arabian Sea before May-end.
