Rambharat : Do not ride on turtle’s backs

Rambharat was speaking as he led volunteers in Nature Seekers’ Annual Beach Clean-up in Mathura last Sunday in preparation for the start of the turtle season. “It should be members of the community, NGOs and the like, taking the lead in clean-up activities,” he said, “and Mathura in particular is a close community that in preparation for the turtle nesting season is doing a great job” in marshalling the forces together to clean up the beach. The minister said it was extremely important to preserve the leatherback turtle, adding that the work of the Game Wardens supports the preservation efforts. Nature Seekers’ 2017 theme is “Nature is everyone’s responsibility” and the annual clean-up sought to create an opportunity to inspire a new generation of thinkers and doers in society to connect with nature and take action to support environmental conservation.

One of the highlights of the day’s activities included a Sand Turtle Competition in which 15 teams took part, with the first prize being awarded to Trinidad and Tobago Youth Ambassadors.