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Conservationists at the site of the second nest of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles discovered at Kodi beach in Kundapur of Udupi district on Sunday.
UDUPI: It was a double delight for marine conservationists when fisherman Babu Mogaveera stumbled on to the second nest of Olive Ridley sea turtles in a span of 48-hours.
The sighting of a second nest on Kodi beach on Sunday, 50-metres South of where the first nest was spotted gave the conservationists a cause for cheer. Officials from the forest department have initiated conservation measures for the second nest for these endangered species.
Even this nest like the one spotted on Friday has around 100 eggs, volunteers from FSL India, an international voluntary organisation working towards turtle conservation, said. The volunteers will monitor the eggs for 52-days and ensure they hatch safely. Main threat for the eggs is stray dogs that dig up the nest on smelling the odour. This activity of dogs sniffing around is also a tell-tale sign fo
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