Question

We were surveying the white bellied sea-eagles in the summer that year. As we roamed the
coasts, one of the volunteers in our team saw some shallow pits with white egg shells
nearby. Enquiries with the villagers revealed that they were turtle eggs. This came as a
surprise. We had never come across turtle eggs in our walks along the beaches of Konkan in
all these years. We decided to study this unusual occurrence further. We learnt that the
beach where we had found the egg shells had been sealed to the public for nearly one
month, after people smuggling silver bricks were caught in that area. But when we learnt
further shocked us to the core.
Turtles nest along the entire coastline of our State. There are a few people in every
village who keep combing the beach in the early hours of the morning, throughout the year.
When the female turtle comes on shore to nest and to lay eggs, she leaves behind a trail just
like a track of wheels on the sand. The egg hunters follow this trail right up to the nest which
is about half a metredeep.They dig up the nest, and steal all the 100-150 eggs that are laid
inside. These eggs are then either eaten or are sold in the market. If aſturtle is spotted while
it is still laying eggs, it is allowed to live till the laying is over. As soon as the eggs are laid, it
is caught and then killed and eaten. This ruthless practice is observed in all parts of the
world. However, in India, sea turtles have been given protection by including them under
Schedule ! of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. That means turtles have been given
as much protection as tigers. Therefore, all this business of gathering turtle eggs and killing
turtles is carried on in a secret, hush-hush manner. This information was distressing. We
began to think seriously about it. We decided to undertake a project for the protection and
conservation of turtles and their nests in Maharashtra.




1.Find another word for- hush-hush or secret.

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Answer 1

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