In April of this year, the locals of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh watched in fascination as thousands of Olive Ridley turtles waddled across the sands. It was beautiful. Elaborating on how the scores of turtle hatchlings were released into the sea on the occasion of the Olive Ridley Festival — a two-day event spanning 19 and 20 April — district forest officer S. Venkatesh mentioned that 13 conservation centres are operated along the Baruva Beach. This is in collaboration with Tree Foundation, a Tamil Nadu-based organisation that actively works on sea turtle conservation.

“Volunteers monitor the beaches daily and identify nesting sites by tracking turtle........

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