Conservationists suspect fishing nets, increased tourism for sea turtle deaths in Bangladesh

Mongabay
Feb 24, 2025, 7:04 am140 pts
Within only a couple of weeks during their breeding season, more than 100 olive ridley turtles were found dead at Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar Beach. Conservationists blame the indiscriminate use of fishing nets as one of the major reasons behind the incident. Bangladesh is host to five out of seven sea turtle…

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