WWW Link: http://www.sstcn.org
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WWW Link: http://www.sstcn.org
Description:
SSTCN is a voluntary non funded group comprising mostly of senior school and college students and a few working people from different walks of life.
The group's main activities are conservation and education.
Through the turtle nesting season, SSTCN volunteers patrol a 7 Km stretch on the Chennai coast collecting olive ridley sea turtle eggs and relocating them in a hatchery, and safely releasing thousands of hatchlings into the sea every year.
Turtle Walks attract School and University students as well as members of the public and serves as a platform for educational and awareness activities.
Organization Type: Non-governmental, Non-profit
Activities: Advocacy, Conservation, Education, Monitoring, Outreach, Research
Submitted: 2009-06-13 06:04:19
Last Modified: 2009-09-27 12:53:43
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