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For the Love of Turtles: Meet the Volunteers Who’ve Been Protecting Olive Ridleys for 36 Years

Summary by The Better India

For many people in Chennai, taking a night walk on Besant Nagar Beach is a dream, a peaceful escape from the busy city. But for a group of dedicated volunteers, the beach at night is where they work to protect one of the ocean’s oldest creatures — the Olive Ridley sea turtle. Every night during the nesting season, volunteers from the Students’ Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) walk 14 kilometres along the coast, carefully searching for tur…

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15 years of pioneering turtle conservation at Four Seasons Resorts Maldives – Hotelier Maldives

Fifteen years ago, in March 2010, an injured female Olive Ridley turtle was spotted by the dive team at Four Seasons Resorts Maldives in urgent need of care. It was this turtle – named Oceane by the team – who instigated one of the longest and most successful turtle rehabilitation programs of its type in […] Source

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