Aldabra Atoll’s green turtle population has seen a 500% increase in eggs ever since people were no longer able to hunt the turtles. Scientists now believe that turtle numbers can slowly grow back after killing them was forbidden in Seychelles.

Where is Aldabra Atoll?

Aldabra Atoll is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean.

A few years back when the exploration of green turtles was at its peak a few hundred clutches of eggs were laid. But that number now stands at 12,000-15,000 as per experts. Researchers believe that the increase is likely to keep going up.

Fundamental Issue!

• Aldabra Atoll was the first green turtle nesting site that was protected, with a ban on turtle capture in 1968. Since then, researchers from the Seychelles Islands Foundation have kept an eye on it for decades.
• Scientists in the past have observed that green turtles have had huge population declines due to a lot of people taking the nesting females. Authorities state that the killing of nesting females was forbidden in Seychelles.

Long term protection and a ban on killing!

• Researchers believe that the green turtle population keeps growing showing that long-term protection is working. Thus, this is proof that we can be optimistic about marine conservation which is well done.
• The greatest increase was seen at a beach, where the most eggs were taken from nesting females in the past. Experts also believe that the study also shows the value of long-term monitoring.
• Researchers state that the Aldabra Atoll’s green turtle population should keep being a great conservation success storey that we can follow for many years to come.
• The research also shows that Aldabra makes a big difference in the number of green turtles in the region and shows that long-term protection and monitoring are good things.

Do check out this really cool Youtube video on “Green Sea Turtle” shared by “Deep Marine Scenes”.

 

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