Afroz Shah and his team of volunteers find hatchlings of olive ridley turtles at Versova beach on Thursday. Pics/Afroz Shah

Lawyer and environmentalist Afroz Shah and his team of volunteers involved in the clean-up of Versova beach had surprise visitors yesterday — a number of hatchlings of olive ridley turtles. The young ones were spotted on the clean seashore, after Shah and his team removed all the plastic litter and other waste. The efforts of Shah and his team for more than two years now have spurred on citizens and even government authorities and departments to undertake clean-up drives at other locations in a bid to conserve marine species.