Five non reported new nesting grounds of Olive ridley turtles were recognized by beach surveying along the coast of southern Tamil Nadu covering 201.75 km. The survey indicates that the study areas have apposite beaches for turtle nesting however; the nesting incidences were declined due to predation and habitat alterations. The observed nest site temperature; perpendicular distance from high tide line; egg diameter and weight at Kanyakumari was well suited than the other study sites. The conservation awareness among stakeholders was found to be 41.7 % and mass awareness program has been created through 16 field visits to various fish landing centers and folders and booklets were distributed to 150 stakeholders. Similarly, 650 students belonging to eight schools were enlightened about the importance of sea turtles and their conservation awareness through audio visual aids. From the study it could be concluded that the turtle nesting grounds are found along the southern coast of Tamil Nadu and conservation initiatives need to be strengthened to protect them.

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泰米尔纳德邦南部海龟筑巢地的识别及其保护现状

沿着泰米尔纳德邦南部201.75公里的海岸进行海滩调查，发现了五个未报告的橄榄色ridley龟新筑巢地。调查表明，研究区有适合海龟筑巢的海滩。由于捕食和生境改变，筑巢发生率下降。观察到的巢点温度；与涨潮线的垂直距离；Kanyakumari的鸡蛋直径和重量比其他研究地点更合适。利益相关者之间的保护意识被发现为41.7％，并且通过对各种鱼类登陆中心进行16次实地访问并创建了大众意识计划，并向150个利益相关者分发了文件夹和小册子。同样，八所学校的650名学生对海龟的重要性及其通过视听教具的保护意识感到启发。从研究中可以得出结论，在泰米尔纳德邦南部海岸发现了海龟筑巢地，需要加强保护举措以保护它们。