Protection measures

The turtles face many threats in India. We can find some protection measures of the turtles in India, like Greenpeace which is against the construction of the Dhamra port, in Orissa, which could kill the turtles and other marine species.

S.K.Dutta, a member of the IUNC, International Union for the Nature Conservation declared that this port is not good for the local ecology. Several turtles come at the beaches in Orissa for nesting. Greenpeace says that more than 120.000 turtles died in Orissa, during these twelve last years. The construction of the port takes place in a breeding ground for the turtles. The IUNC made an agreement with DPCL, the company which wanted to build the port of Dhamra, so that the IUNC can investigate on how they can build the port without it becomes a threat for the turtles.

Ismaïl, Radja 4ème2