Conservation between volunteer & villagers
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Turtle conservation, mainly of the endangered Olive Ridley species, in Maharashtra’s coastal regions has moved to a new level — of empowering village communities to take the cause ahead, along with youth, students and ordinary volunteers.
The venture, initiated by the Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra (SNM) has now attracted international attention. As a first step in the SNM’s attempts to involve the local villagers in a big way, a variety of community activities are conducted round the year, especially during the annual turtle festival.
“There are awareness camps, film shows, dedicated cricket matches, nature walks, talks and competitions on environment, nature conservation and a computer training institute,” Katdare said.
For outsiders, a workshop on turtle conservation techniques and hatchery management was conducted by the Kasav Mitra Mandal at Velas, where 40 participants from all over Maharashtra had converged.
The venture, initiated by the Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra (SNM) has now attracted international attention. As a first step in the SNM’s attempts to involve the local villagers in a big way, a variety of community activities are conducted round the year, especially during the annual turtle festival.
“There are awareness camps, film shows, dedicated cricket matches, nature walks, talks and competitions on environment, nature conservation and a computer training institute,” Katdare said.
For outsiders, a workshop on turtle conservation techniques and hatchery management was conducted by the Kasav Mitra Mandal at Velas, where 40 participants from all over Maharashtra had converged.
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