In a first of its kind initiative in Mumbai, the Dahanu forest department along with NGO Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association (WCAWA) fitted microchips on two Olive Ridley turtles and released them in the sea.

Dr Dinesh Vinherkar, a turtle expert and a consultant associated with the Injured Sea Turtle and Wildlife Treatment Center run under the Dahanu forest division and supported by WCAWA, said, "The microchips that have been inserted were procured a week back, and on Wednesday, we received permission from the forest department. After fitting the microchips, the Olive Ridleys were released in the sea."