Olive Ridley are Endangered species,it come under Schedule I wildlife .Satellite tagging helps us in understanding nesting patterns of Olive Ridley
The turtle supposed to be Tagged is kept in a wooden box.
It is being cleaned.
Cleaning
Cleaning with Water
Wiping the water and other dusts
Rubbing with salt-paper
Cleaning with Acetone
The satellite Tag: KiwiSat 202.This is one of the tags used for tagging of Herpetiles.A solid,light weight tag with flexible antenna.It contains Salt Water Switch,which put tag to standby while inside the sea water.The Turtle on average can stay inside seawater for 45mins before it come to surface for breath.When it reach surface,the tag starts operating communication with Satellite.
The glue to stick the tag
This glue is specially designed for animal application.
Applying Glue
Positioning the Tag
The glue takes 2hrs to get dried.
Painting is done after the glue has dried.This is not the normal paint material that we use
The paint is applied to prevent algae growth on the glue area.
Painting completed.It is left to get dried.
Team
Waitng for the release of the Olive Turtle
Testing whether the satellite is properly working or not.
The turtle is released to sea
It is marching towards Bay of Bengal
