Precautions being taken: Officials

  • 11/09/2008

  • Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)

Kakinada, Sept. 10: The wildlife divisional forest officer (DFO), Mr K. Govinda Rao, claims the department has been taking all necessary precautions for the safety of the turtles during the nesting season. "We post guards along the coast in the nesting season to curtail the menace of foxes and dogs," he said. The DFO, however, added that the coastal corridor and industrialisation would surely have an impact on the nesting and breeding of sea turtles. "But we have places such as Hope Island, where turtles won