KENDRAPADA: Thousands of nests of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles were washed away by means of the top tides at the Gahiramatha marine sanctuary resulting within the loss of life of many hatchlings before start.
A file numbers of 6.46 lakh turtles laid eggs at the Nasi-I and Nasi-II islands from March eight to March 13. Last week, round 30 lakh turtle hatchlings emerged from the pits and began their journey towards the ocean.
"We were expecting the birth of around four crores hatchlings this month. But the tides have damaged the nests. More hatchlings were expected to emerge from the pits within 45 days of laying of eggs. Now the beach is littered with eggs shells and carcasses of unborn hatchlings," Subrat Patra, the forest vary officer of Gahiramatha marine sanctuary.
If beach erosion was once now not sufficient, sand dunes were carved at the beach because of the water ingress. "This will hamper the movement of mother turles encouraging them to lay eggs on lower part of the beach where they are at a greater risk of exposure and accidental interference," added Patra.
Two months ago, more than part a million turtles laid eggs at Gahiramatha by means of breaking a 17-year-long file. "Now the hatchlings are not likely to hatch as high tides have submerged the nests," mentioned Hemant Rout a famous environmentalist and president of Marine Turtles and Mangrove Conservation Society (MTMCS), Kendrapada.
The mortality rate of turtle hatchlings in sea water is top and out of one,000 only one turtle survives to change into an grownup.
A file numbers of 6.46 lakh turtles laid eggs at the Nasi-I and Nasi-II islands from March eight to March 13. Last week, round 30 lakh turtle hatchlings emerged from the pits and began their journey towards the ocean.
"We were expecting the birth of around four crores hatchlings this month. But the tides have damaged the nests. More hatchlings were expected to emerge from the pits within 45 days of laying of eggs. Now the beach is littered with eggs shells and carcasses of unborn hatchlings," Subrat Patra, the forest vary officer of Gahiramatha marine sanctuary.
If beach erosion was once now not sufficient, sand dunes were carved at the beach because of the water ingress. "This will hamper the movement of mother turles encouraging them to lay eggs on lower part of the beach where they are at a greater risk of exposure and accidental interference," added Patra.
Two months ago, more than part a million turtles laid eggs at Gahiramatha by means of breaking a 17-year-long file. "Now the hatchlings are not likely to hatch as high tides have submerged the nests," mentioned Hemant Rout a famous environmentalist and president of Marine Turtles and Mangrove Conservation Society (MTMCS), Kendrapada.
The mortality rate of turtle hatchlings in sea water is top and out of one,000 only one turtle survives to change into an grownup.
Tide washes away hatchlings
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