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Leatherback turtles under threat as government considers 'development' in Little Andamans


Leatherback turtles under threat as government considers ‘development’ in Little Andamans
by Rosamma Thomas on 12 April 2021
Proposed development of the Little Andaman islands, if implemented, will pose a threat to nesting sites of the leatherback turtle.
Five species of marine turtles are found in Indian waters. The leatherback is the largest of all living turtles and India and Sri Lanka are the only places in South Asia with large nesting populations.
The island is also home to the Onge native tribe with a population of just 112 individuals, having dwindled over the years.
A 58-page, undated “vision document” for the “sustainable development” of the Little Andaman Island in the Bay of Bengal was produced by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, a think tank of the Government of India. The document, not in the public domain but reviewed by Mongabay-India, states that “ecological and environmental constraints” have meant ....

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