The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

"The Xisha Islands are favored nesting grounds for green turtles. By protecting the beach where they were born, generations of sea turtles will continue to return to lay eggs," he added.

The carcass of a green sea turtle washed ashore on Marina beach in Chennai late on Friday. This is a species seen rarely on the north Tamil Nadu coast compared to the Olive Ridley sea turtles.