2 Olive Ridley turtles wash ashore at Agonda, 1 dead

Canacona: A highly decomposed Olive Ridley turtle carcass washed ashore at Agonda, Canacona, on Monday morning. Lifeguards spotted it and reported it to the Goa Standing Network between 9 and 9.30am.

The veterinary doctor at Benaulim, after inspecting the carcass, directed the forest staff to dispose of it. After informing range forest officer Rajesh Naik, the staff buried it in a far-off corner of Agonda beach.

Another Olive Ridley turtle washed ashore at Agonda at 12.40pm on Monday, with injuries in its hind legs and flippers. Lifeguards alerted the forest staff, who rushed to save it.

Naik said that it might have been injured by fishing nets or a fishing vessel fan and have swum to the nearest shore.

He said that after administering medication, the turtle was transferred to the Benaulim veterinary hospital, where it is being monitored. He added that the turtle’s innate tendencies might be drawing it to Agonda beach.