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I'm sorry we gave the wrong impression to our viewer, but Kirstie - Those eggs are being taken away from a threatened habitat so that the turtles can be hatched in a safe hatchery and then returned to the beach, to undertake their migration! Feral dogs and humans steal eggs from this beach so the eggs are being taken by a conservation group and the forest department, to a safe place! The turtles in the Indian ocean face considerable threat from predators and their numbers have also dwindled due to habitat degradation. However, steps are being taken to protect the species. The villagers of Kolavipalam in Calicut district of India now guard the Olive Ridley's nesting sites. Every year, the turtles come to nest in the 20 kilometers (12 mi) beach, which stretches between Pavyoli and Kottapuzha
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