Marine Turtle Newsletter 48:30, © 1990
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Marine Turtle Newsletter 48:30, © 1990
The Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) established a hatchery at Nilankarai, Madras on 11 January 1989, for the olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) with the permission of the Tamil Nadu State Forest Department and the Government of India Department of Environment. Sixty-eight nests (8,625 eggs) were collected between 11 January and 24 February 1989. A total of 5,725 hatchlings were released by 13 April (hatching success 66.38%). A detailed report is in preparation for publication in a future [HAMADRYAD] issue. The sea turtle hatchery for the 1989-1990 season will be established in 1989 at Nilankarai, Madras.
SSTCN also hopes to conduct a variety of conservation awareness programmes apart from the sea turtle programme, which serves as a focal point for conservation and public education in Madras. Interested individuals are invited to contact Kartik Shanker (Secretary) at: Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network, A1//14 III Main Road, Besant Nagar, Madras 600090 INDIA. Source: HAMADRYAD (Journal of the Madras Crocodile Bank), July 1989, 14(1):11.