Rameswaram (TN): A total of 77 Olive Ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, were let out into the sea near Dhanushkodi Sunday, a forest department official said.
Abdul Jaffer said forest department officials had moved the eggs to a safe place for incubation. The eggs hatched at M R Sathiyam sea coast near Dhanushkodi two days back, he said.
Olive Ridley turtles are protected under the wild life Act.
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