"India has some pretty successful efforts to protect the olive ridley sea turtle, a vulnerable species which nests on the country's long coastlines. Every nesting season, thousands of females dig holes on the seashore with their flippers, and each one lays dozens of eggs inside. To keep them safe from threats like dogs and poachers, activists collect the eggs and incubate them in protected hatcheries."
"After they hatch, activists collect them in tubs like these little guys I photographed in April along the coast south of Mumbai and then the baby turtles are tipped out onto the sand, so they can crawl into the Arabian Sea. Tiny, slow and clumsy these hatchlings are an easy snack for predators. But for this one moment, as they crawl into the waves, they're protected by conservationists, who shoo away marauding crabs, seagulls and dogs."
Olive ridley sea turtles nest along India's long coastlines, with thousands of females digging nests and laying dozens of eggs each season. Activists collect vulnerable eggs from beaches to protect them from dogs, poachers and other threats, then incubate the eggs in protected hatcheries. After hatching, volunteers gather the hatchlings in tubs and transfer them to the sand for release into the Arabian Sea. Conservationists guard the tiny, slow and clumsy hatchlings from marauding crabs, seagulls and dogs as they crawl into the waves. Distant tourists often watch and cheer as the turtles reach the water, marking a celebratory moment.
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