CHENNAI: Wildlife officials in Chennai have collected more than 52,000 Olive Ridley turtle eggs in the last three months from four locations — Besant Nagar, Injambakkam, Neelankarai and Pulicat. The forest department had set up hatcheries at these locations, where the eggs were safely housed.
The turtle nesting season began during the beginning of this year. Among the four locations, Besant Nagar saw 28,473 eggs being collected, followed by Pulicat (13,085 eggs). Both in Neelankarai and Injambakkam, the department collected nearly 10,850 eggs.
