Talking Turtles: Blog

Turtle, turtle everywhere

Turtle, turtle everywhere

By Akash Verma | April 7, 2014 | Uncategorized

You are supposed to start with a turtle track, maybe a nest or the remains of the eggs. You are then supposed to move on to seeing a live olive ridley turtle and then an arribada. That’s the progression to studying the turtles; but here I was, surrounded by thousands...
The Turtle man of Rushikulya: Dhambru Behera

The Turtle man of Rushikulya: Dhambru Behera

By Muralidharan M. | April 3, 2014 | Muralidharan M.

Every field ecologist has their own special “Man Friday”, the local informant and trusted field assistant at their respective field sites. Dhambru Behera was “The Man” at the Rushikulya mass nesting beach in Odisha. This humble, traditional fisherman by trade met a...