120 sea turtle hatchlings join the sea in Kodi-Kundapura

There was a sigh of relief by several volunteers and Forest Department personnel when around 120 sea turtle eggs hatched, and hatchlings safely joined the sea on Wednesday night at Kodi beach in Kundapura taluk. The volunteers had been keeping vigil during nights since a week to ensure the first batch of eggs laid by sea turtles on January 22 reached the gestation period of 48 days and more. Volunteers and the department had created 10 temporary hatcheries along Kodi beach and one at Gopadi beach to the south of Kodi since January.