Alia Bhatt recently visited the Dahanu Forest Division Office to release ‘Queen’ a rescued green sea turtle, back into the sea. Alia said she was glad 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. Alia said ‘Queen was found dehydrated, entangled in 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 got a second chance at life. 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.
