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16 February, 2021
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Leatherback Sea Turtle

It is the largest of the seven species of sea turtles.
Other species are: Olive Ridley turtle, Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtle, Leatherback turtle
Except the Loggerhead, the remaining four species nest along the Indian coast.
It is found in all oceans except the Arctic and the Antarctic.
Within the Indian Ocean, they nest only in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It is the only living species in the genus Dermochelys and the family Dermochelyidae.
It can easily be differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a bony shell.
They are listed in Schedule I of India’s Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

STATUS OF TURTLES IN INDIA

They are protected in the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, under Schedule I.
They are also protected under the Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation programme
Five species of Indian turtles along with their IUCN status are as follows:
Olive Ridley – Vulnerable
Green turtle – Endangered
Loggerhead – Vulnerable
Hawksbill – Critically Endangered
Leatherback – Vulnerable

NITI Aayog’s Tourism Vision

NITI Aayog’s vision includes a proposal for a mega-shipment port at Galathea Bay on Great Nicobar Island.
Also, the Little Andaman plan proposes phased growth of tourism on this untouched island, which may lead to the de-reservation of over 200 sq km of rainforests and also of about 140 sq km of the Onge Tribal Reserve.

Source: TH

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