PROJECT
Then write a paragraph on Students' Turtle walk Chennai 2017.
Owlie Chapter 3 Page 104
TNSCERT Class6
Answers
A turtle walk refers to the walk of volunteers along the beach every night during nesting seasons of sea turtles. During the walk they collect turtle eggs, and relocate them to a safer places. When turtle hatchlings emerge, volunteers release them safely into the sea.[1]Romulus Whitaker's 'turtle walks' begun in the early 1970s, started as a turtle monitoring programme on the Chennai coast and initiated surveys along the mainland coast and also in the offshore islands.[2] Ann Joseph, working at the snake park, helped with setting up WWF in Mumbai and then became involved with the turtle walks soon after. Due to her efforts, the popularity of the walks grew and many college students joined in. Later Preston Ahimaz the WWF coordinator and then Bhanumathi, continued the 'turtle walks for many years. The eggs that were collected in these walks were relocated in one of the Forest Department's hatcheries on the coast.
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Answer:
During sea turtle breeding seasons, volunteers take a nightly stroll along the beach known as a "turtle walk." They gather turtle eggs on the route and move them to safer locations. Volunteers safely release turtle hatchlings into the ocean as soon as they are ready.
Explanation:
Several thousand Olive Ridley turtles visit the sandy beaches outside of Chennai each year between the months of December and April to lay their eggs. Numerous volunteers from the Chennai Students Sea Conservation Network SSTCN have been gathering at various locations along the coast for almost forty years to guard the beaches at night. They mark the nest and gather the eggs when they discover a turtle laying eggs so that they can hatch in an incubator. The hatchlings are taken to the same location and released along the water's edge 45 to 60 days later. To direct the hatchlings toward the sea, volunteers stand in the water holding torches.
Because the beaches are not protected and because human habitation has practically reached the water's edge, this interference with nature is necessary. For information about meeting locations, phone numbers, and visitation times, search for the SSTCN website. I took part in a beach walk that spanned about 7 km and lasted from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. A varied bunch of roughly 30 people of all ages made up the gathering. A brief explanation to turtle habitats, species, and nature protection efforts preceded the hike. For Tamil speakers and English speakers, separate language groups were created for the introduction.
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