The hatchery's 175 baby turtles have been released in the Bay of Bengal at Ukhia and Ramu in Cox's Bazar. The babies were released into the sea on Monday (April 4) at noon on the west coast adjacent to the hatchery in the Inani North Sonarpara area of Ukhia and the Khuniapalang owl area of Ramu. With the help of the Forest Department, Nature Conservation Management (NECM) has conserved and released these baby turtles.
Cox's Bazar South Forest Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) said. Sarwar Alam has confirmed this.
Abdul Qayyum, Nekom's natural resource management (NRM) manager, said Olive Ridley had been laying eggs on the beach since January 15. It is better to work with turtles by collecting eggs laid in different parts of Cox's Bazar including St. Martin's. After collecting these eggs, the workers put them in the hatchery and took the initiative to boil them under the sand in a special way. The eggs hatch in 80 to 90 days. In the same way, on Sunday afternoon, 120 cubs came up from under the sand at the North Sonarpara Hatchery of Inani and 75 at the Owl Island Hatchery in the southern forest division. The babies were released into the sea on Monday afternoon. In this belt of the beach, more than five and a half thousand eggs are waiting.
Nekam project director. Shafiqur Rahman said that Nature Conservation Management supervises the process of conservation and breeding of sea turtle eggs. The company has been collecting turtle eggs from St. Martin's and Cox's Bazar beaches for several years. About 12,000 eggs have been collected in St. Martin so far. About 6,000 have been collected in Cox's Bazar. After two months, the eggs hatch. The children were later released into the sea.
Cox's Bazar South Forest Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) said. Sarwar Alam said, the tortoise is a nature sweeper. Turtles play a leading role in maintaining the natural balance by eating the sea debris. But this beneficial animal is losing its habitat in our unconsciousness. The tortoise died while fishing in the forbidden net. Due to the development of tourism, the turtles are also dying in the attack of dogs on the shores of Cox's Bazar. Although these controls are not possible, we are emphasizing on turtle breeding. As a result, today's turtle cubs are free.
Cox's Bazar North Forest Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) while releasing the tortoise. Forest Department officials including Anwar Hossain, Co-Management Committee (CMC) President Advocate Ayashur Rahman were present.
Mujibur Rahman, chairman of St. Martin's Union Parishad and president of the union Awami League, said work was underway to make St. Martin's atoll a safe breeding ground for all marine animals, including turtles.
The presence of fauna is essential to keep the earth fit for human habitation. We should play a role in protecting nature from our respective positions.
It is to be mentioned that on March 24, Nekom also released 60 baby turtles in St. Martin's Bay of Bengal.