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Article: Balancing Act for Turtles
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- March 5, 2009
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature - USA Multilateral Office issued the following news release:
Can a balance be found between the environment and development? That was the question discussed at a meeting to work out how the Dhamra Port project in Orissa, India, can go ahead without harming the Olive Ridley turtle population.
The Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The coastline south of Dhamra Port is one of the world's largest mass nesting grounds for the turtles.
"This is an extremely unique and special area, a globally significant monument," said Roderic Mast, Co-Chair of the IUCN Marine Turtle ...