World Turtle News, 03/20/2016

Meet the home-grown guardians of Odisha’s Olive Ridley turtles

A new generation of locals in Rushikulya’s fishing villages of Purnabandha, Gokurkuda and Podampeta, who’ve grown up with messages of conservation, is taking charge of reptilian guest relations. They’re battling tradition, collaborating with experts, stretching budgets creatively and relying on good-old-fashioned grit so that Odisha, the world’s single most important breeding area for Olive Ridleys, can protect its precious visitors. Click the link to read all about it…

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