Kendrapara, Nov. 5 -- Officials of Bhitarkanika National Park have organized an awareness meeting with marine fishermen at Sasanpeta under the Gahirmatha Wildlife and Forest Range to address the rising mortality of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles.
During the meeting, fishermen were urged to avoid fishing in the prohibited zones of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary and actively participate in the conservation of the species, which arrives in large numbers for mass nesting on the sanctuary's golden beaches.
The event was attended by Vardaraj Gaonkar, DFO of Rajnagar Mangrove and Wildlife Division; ACF Manas Kumar Das; forest officials; AFO Mahakalapada Satabdhi Subhadra Priyadarshini; IIC of Tantiapala Marine Police Station; and envir...