Turtle Walkers

A history of turtle walkers

SATISH TIMELINE

1977

The Gulf of Mannar Islands. Hamadryad 2(2): 12. 1978. Coral reefs. Hamadryad 3(2): 5-6.

1978

Sea turtles in theArabian Sea islands of Lakshadweep. Tigerpaper, FAO, Bangkok (cited in: Bull. Cent. Mar. Fish. Inst. No. 35, Feb, 1984).

1978

Publication and event

Notes from Gulf of Kutch. Hamadryad 3(3): 9–11. 1979. Sea turtles in the SouthAndaman Islands. Hamadryad4(1): 3–5.

1978

Other

Turtle egg collection. Tiger Paper 5: 21-22.

1978

Others

Sea turtles and other marine life in Lakshadweep. Hornbill April-June. pp. 21-26.

1978

Others

Rodent control in the Lakshadweep Islands (with R. Whitaker) Rodent Newsletter 2 (4).

1979

Publication and event

Notes from Lakshadweep. Hamadryad 4(1): 7-9.

1979

Publication and event

Letters from the Andamans. Hamadryad 4(2): 3-6.

1979

Other

Marine turtles in India’s Lakshadweep islands. Marine Turtle Newsletter 11: 3-4.

1980

Publication and event

Sea turtle survey in the Andaman and Nicobars.Hamadryad 4(3): 1–26.

1980

Others

Save our coral reefs. Compassionate Friend.

1981

Publication and event

Travels in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1979. Hamadryad 6(1): 2–8.

1981

Publication and event

Turtle meat kills three. Hamadryad 6(1): 8-10.

1981

Survey reports in the Andamans

Sea turtle surveys of Great Nicobar and Little Andaman Islands. Report to WWF–India. 5 pp.

1981

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtle survey of southern Tamil Nadu. Report to WWF–India. 5 pp.

1981

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtle survey of the Goa coast. Report to WWF–India. 4 pp.

1981

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtle survey of the Kerala coast. Report to WWF–India. 6 pp.

1981

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtles of Gujarat state, western India. Report to WWF–India. 11 pp.

1981

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Survey of sea turtle nesting beaches on the west coast of Saurashtra. Report to WWF–India. 3 pp.

1982

Publication and event

Turtle tracking in Gujarat. Hamadryad 7(1): 13–14. 1985. Letters from the dark unknown. Hamadryad 10(1&2): 3-9.

1982

National Reviews

(with C.S. Kar). Status of sea turtles in the Eastern Indian Ocean. In: Biology and conservation of sea turtles (ed. K A Bjorndal). Pp 365–372. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press.

1982

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtle survey of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Report to WWF–India. 6 pp.

1982

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtles of Suheli Valiyakara Island, Lakshadweep, India. Report to WWF–India. 4 pp.

1982

Other

Project 3045 – Sea turtle conservation. WWF Yearbook. pp. 178-179.

1983

Other

(with E.O. Moll & J. Vijaya) Update on the olive ridley on the east coast of India. IUCN/SSC/ Marine Turtle Newsletter 25: 2-4.

1983

Other

(with R. Whitaker) Sea turtle resources in the Andamans. In: Mariculture potential in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: An indicative survey. Bull. Cent. Mar. Fish. Inst. 34: 94–97.

1983

Other

Surveying sea turtles. WWF-India Newsl. 474(4): 5.

1984

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Sea turtles in North Andaman and other Andaman Islands. Report to WWF– India. 46 pp.

1984

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Sea turtle survey in the Indian Sunderbans, Gahirmata and Wheeler islands, Orissa. 12 pp.

1984

National Reviews

the distribution and status of sea turtles in India. In: Proceedings of the Workshop Sea Turtle Conservation (ed. E.G. Silas). Pp. 21-35. Kochi: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Special Publication No. 18.

1984

Other

Kinds of sea turtles in India: their status and distribution. Proceedings of the workshop on sea turtle conservation. CMFRI Special Publication 18: 21-35.

1985

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Satish Bhaskar writes from Irian Jaya. Hamadryad 10(3): 19-20.

1985

Surveys reports in Irian Jaya:

The leatherback sea turtle nesting population of Irian Jaya. Paper presented at the Project Review Meeting, WWF/IUCN Conservation for Development Programme, 11 Nov 1985, Jakarta. 5 pp.

1985

Surveys reports in Irian Jaya:

Management and Research of Marine Turtle Nesting sites on the North Vogelkop coast of Irian Jaya Progress Report. 5 Nov. 1984 – 30 April 1985. WWF/IUCN Project 1528. 14 pp.

1986

Surveys reports in Irian Jaya:

Leatherback beaches of the Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya. Final report to WWF-Indonesia.

1988

Other

The last of the savages. Express Magazine 13. pp. 8. 1990. Turtle Extravaganza. Sanctuary Asia XI (1): 36-43.

1990

Survey reports on the Indian coast

Batagur Project, Final Report. 26 pp. 7 maps.

1991

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Turtles: India’s heritage from the sea. Swagat. October. Media Transasia Ltd. Pp. 49-52.

1992

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(with G.C. Rao). Present status of some endangered animals in the Nicobar Islands. J. Andaman Sci. Assoc. 8(2): 181–186.

1992

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Sea turtle study and survey project. Phase I (Great Nicobar Island). Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

1993

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(with H.V. Andrews). Action plan for sea turtles in 29the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter (60): 23.

1993

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase II (South Reef Island). Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

1993

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase III. Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

1993

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The status and ecology of sea turtles in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. Publication No. ST 1/93.

1994

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The Dugong: Siren of the seas. Sanctuary Asia 14: 42–45.

1994

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase IV. Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

1994

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase V. Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and Centre for Herpetology/Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

1994

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase VI. Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team ANET). 21 pp.

1995

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase VII. 30 Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET).

1995

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Andaman and Nicobar sea turtle project. Phase VIII. Report submitted to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Forest Department and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET).

1996

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Re-nesting intervals in the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) on South Reef Island, Andaman Islands, India. Hamadryad 21: 19–22.

Dakshin Research Locations

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Research Activities: Nest monitoring, satellite tagging, and climate impact studies on leatherback nesting beaches. Dakshin collaborates with local communities and government agencies to protect these critical nesting habitats from climate change, poaching, and habitat destruction.

Odisha

Research Activities: Long-term monitoring of nesting, community-based conservation, and efforts to mitigate bycatch in collaboration with local fishing communities. Odisha’s coast is one of the largest mass nesting sites for olive ridleys in the world.

Tamil Nadu Coast

Research Activities: In partnership with local organizations, Dakshin supports community engagement programs, such as turtle walks, hatchery initiatives, and monitoring of nesting sites. These efforts are aimed at reducing human disturbance and promoting awareness in urban coastal areas.

Lakshadweep Islands

Research Activities: Dakshin conducts surveys and monitoring to assess population status, habitat use, and threats. Although research is less extensive here than in Odisha and the Andamans, ongoing studies help understand turtle behavior and habitat health in the coral-rich Lakshadweep Islands..

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Odisha

Tamil Nadu Coast

Lakshadweep Islands

Timeline of People Supporting Turtle Conservation in India

1960s to 1970s

Anne Wright

ORGANIZATION

Madras Snake Park

1970s

Anne "Joseph" Ahimaz

ORGANIZATION

Madras Snake Park to WWF
in Chennai

1970s

Romulus Earl Whitaker

ORGANIZATION

Madras Snake Park, Irula Cooperative & the Madras Crocodile Bank

1970s to 1990s

Satish Bhaskar

ORGANIZATION

Madras Snake Park

1970s and 1980s

Shekar Dattatri

ORGANIZATION

Volunteer at the Madras Snake Park

1976 to 2000s

Chandra Sekhar Kar

ORGANIZATION

Forest Department in Odisha as a Research Scholar in 1976

AREA IN INDIA

Gahirmatha

1980s

Romulus Earl Whitaker

ORGANIZATION
evolved into the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Environmental Team (ANET)

AREA IN INDIA

Andanam and Nicobar Islands

1982s

Shekar Dattatri

ORGANIZATION

Sea Turtle Rescue Fund

AREA IN INDIA
Sri Lanka

1982s

Preston Ahimaz

ORGANIZATION
WWF - Coordinator

AREA IN INDIA
Sri Lanka

1987s

Kartik Shanker

ORGANIZATION
Student's Sea Turtle Conservation Network

AREA IN INDIA
Chennai

1990s

Biswajit Mohanty

ORGANIZATION
Mohanty became a major figure in sea turtle conservation in Odisha in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

AREA IN INDIA
Odisha

1990s

Belinda Wright

ORGANIZATION
Wildlife Protection Society of India

AREA IN INDIA
Gahirmatha

1990s to 1993

Bivash Pandav

ORGANIZATION
Wildlife Institute of India

AREA IN INDIA
Odisha

1994

Colin 'Col' Limpus

ORGANIZATION
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) to the position of COP-appointed Councillor for Marine Turtle

1999

B.C. Choudhury

ORGANIZATION
CMS-UNEP Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the conservation and management of sea turtles in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia (IOSEA).

1999

Nirmal Kulkarni

ORGANIZATION
CMS-UNEP Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the conservation and management of sea turtles in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia (IOSEA).

2000

Harry Andrews

ORGANIZATION
Madras Crocodile Bank Trust

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