On Sunday, Alia Bhatt visited the Dahanu Forest
Division Office to release ‘Queen’ a rescued green sea turtle, back into the
sea. Alia said it was especially moving for her to do this on the occasion of
Mothers Day as the turtle was returning to her kids and to mother nature. In
India, green sea turtles are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act of
1972. In the last seven years, the forest department together with a local
wildlife rescue organization, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare
Association (WCAWA), have rescued and released over 140 sea turtles among other
wildlife.
Speaking about the rescue, Alia said ‘Queen was
found dehydrated, entangled in a fishing net, her body ridden with leeches.
Thanks to the efforts put in by Dr. Dinesh Vinherkar and the team at WCAWA
(Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association), Queen has got a second
chance at life. The WCAWA team is working closely with the Dahanu Forest
Division Office and the locals to protect wildlife in the region. Each of us
must be aware that our actions are affecting the environment. Plastic in our
oceans and discarded fishing nets are a potential health hazard to our marine
life. We need to start showing compassion, start taking responsibility and
start saving our planet. We must coexist flora, fauna, oceans and man- because
this planet is not ours alone."
It is with this goal of coexistence between man,
animal and nature, that Alia has undertaken an initiative to educate and engage
communities into making the world a better place. "Through Coexist, we
shall work towards reducing man-animal conflict, by raising awareness . Those
who are as passionate about this cause as I am, could visit our facebook page
to know more.”
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