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Mumbai: Dead olive ridley turtle found stuck in Versova beach

In the last one week two turtles — one at Juhu and another at Ghodbunder — were rescued, and both had their two flippers missing, making this the third turtle.

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A mutilated carcass of an olive ridley turtle was found stuck between the rocks on Versova beach on Saturday.

In the last one week two turtles — one at Juhu and another at Ghodbunder — were rescued, and both had their two flippers missing, making this the third turtle.

As per the officials from State Mangrove Cell, they had received information about the turtle carcass found floating on Friday itself, but the carcass could not be retrieved owing to high tide.

"Members of Versova Residents Volunteers (VRV) informed us about the carcass stuck in the rocks due to which its shell has cracked open. Since its an endangered and protected species, the turtle was buried in presence of our staff it at the nearby spot," said RFO, Mangrove Cell Prashant Deshmukh.

He added that had the carcass has been retrieved on Friday. Initially, they wanted to send it for post-mortem to understand the cause of the death, "However, the carcass found had been mutilated possibly after hitting the rocks due to wave action so we went ahead with the burial," said Deshmukh       

Turtles are the most common victims of marine pollution, oil spills and also are known to lose their flippers after being hit by propellers of ships and getting stuck in the fishing nets.

Versova based lawyer Afroz Shah who has been spearheading the clean up of Versova beach since October 2015 on his social media wrote that while spotting a dead turtle early morning is heartbreaking, citizens, BMC, and young students will strive to keep the beach clean and protect the marine species.

Marine experts said that documenting deaths and rescue of marine life along Mumbai coastline is extremely important; it will help create a database.

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