With incidents of injured sea turtles washing ashore rising, conservationists have urged people to inform NGOs and the mangroves cell in case they notice injured turtles on beaches instead of directly releasing them back into the sea. A number of them are injured and need care and treatment, they have said.

Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare Association (WCAWA) has been working towards conservation of turtles by rescuing and treating them at their centre in Dahanu. "If people spot a turtle on the beach, they should report it to us or the forest department and not release the turtle into the sea because they mostly wash ashore when injured. If the injured turtle is released into the sea, it might not survive," said a WCAWA member.