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| Tuesday, 27 April 2004 |
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by Florence Wickramage The Turtle Conservation Project of Sri Lanka (TCP) in a rescue operation conducted in the Kalpitiya-Kandukuliya region has released back to the sea 278 Olive Ridley Turtles which had got entangled in fishing nets, Project Leader Thushan Kapurusinghe told the Daily News yesterday. Kapurusinghe said that plans are under way to intensify the operations since the killing of Turtles is gaining ground in the Mannar and the Gulf of Mannar regions. The TCP in collaboration with the World Wild Life Fund India branch will launch operations shortly in the Gulf of Mannar region to protect Turtles who frequent these waters in large numbers. Most of the turtles who breed in the Sri Lankan waters of the region migrate to the coasts of Gahimpapa, Gahir Kanika and Rushikuliya in the Indian waters region of the Gulf of Mannar for nesting purposes. During breeding, migrating and nesting periods many Turtles fall prey to fishermen. Education and awareness programmes for the public and specially the fishermen in the area will be part of the conservation activities planned for the Gulf of Mannar region. In addition the TCP under its in-situ program in the Kosgoda area has enlisted the support of 15 young men who had been in the habit of collecting turtle-eggs for sale. These 15 persons under the guidance of project officers will be assisting the TCP in its turtle conservation work. Kapppurusinghe also divulged that the TCP in consultation with the Department of Wildlife Conservation will be extending its Turtle Conservation work to cover the coastal areas of Rekawa, Kalametiya and Bundala. |
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