Sea Turtles in Pakistan

The Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) are two of the seven species of sea turtles in the world that nest at the beaches of Pakistan every year. This documentary was produced and aired by Geo TV in December 2006, the Year of the Turtle, and has been uploaded here with their permission.

In 2008, Sea Turtles was nominated for a 22nd Genesis Award in the Brigitte Bardot International category for "its excellent depiction of the perils facing the endangered sea turtles of Pakistan and the efforts being made to save them". The Genesis Awards are held each year by the Humane Society of the United States to recognize "television, film, music, and other special categories for raising awareness of animal topics".

Director
Mahera Omar

Producer
Geo TV

Camera
Mahera Omar
Sohail Ahmad

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• sea turtles
• green turtles
• Pakistan
• Karachi
• sea
• coast
• conservation
• WWF
• Sindh Wildlife Department
• IUCN
• Shehri-CBE

[arifkhan100]

Sindh Wildlife is doing some great work. Never knew about this project. Thanks for building awareness through your wonderful documentary. This is educational for all Pakistanis. I never knew that turtles could weight as much as 2000 lbs. All Karachities should watch this to help conserve them.

[alteridom]

I'm a fan of your channel and all of your work is amazing keep up the good work !!