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.”
About
Coexist
Today,
the conflict between man and other living beings rages across all continents
and beneath our oceans, with the survival of a species being at stake. While
man is the largest contributor to ecological imbalance, he also has the ability
to have a positive influence on our ecosystem.
Alia
Bhatt envisions a world in which man lives in harmony with animals and nature.
She believes that each one of us has a responsibility towards our planet and it
is time for action. To COEXIST is the first step in this direction.
To know
more, please visit the Coexist facebook page : www.facebook.com/ToCoexist
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