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In a shocking event, over 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore along the coastline of Tamil Nadu, India, during January. Kuppusamy Sivakumar, an ecology professor at Pondicherry University, noted that the mass stranding is unprecedented in the last 30 years, particularly since only 100 to 150 turtles typically nest on Chennai's beaches annually. Local resident Rajiv Rai reported seeing around 80 carcasses on a 2-kilometer stretch near his home.
Initial examinations suggested that drowning and suffocation could have caused the deaths, as many turtles exhibited lung lesions and bulging eyes. Environmental activist Yuvan Aves pointed to illegal fishing practices, such as the use of fishing nets without turtle excluder devices, as contributing factors. In response to the crisis, the Tamil Nadu government has heightened patrols and captured 24 illegal fishing trawlers, according to a government release. Manish Meena, Chennai’s wildlife warden, confirmed increased night patrols to protect marine life.