Strong resentment is brewing among turtle lovers and researchers over a new logo released by the Bhitarkanika National Park authorities as the photo of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle that has made the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary within Bhitarkanika a world-famous site is missing in it.Recently, Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and Wildlife Division DFO Dr Jangyadatta Pati twitted sharing the new logo to lure more tourists to Bhitarkanika. The new logo carries the pictures of mangrove forest, dolphin, spotted deer, estuarine crocodile, king cobra, paw of fishing cat and avian species. But that of Olive Ridley turtle is missing. Environmentalist Jagannath Das and turtle lover Dolagobinda Jena of Rajnagar are surprised over the development. "When the Chief Minister has been appealing for the conservation of Olive Ridley sea turtles, the Bhitarkanika authorities have excluded the photo from the new logo," they lamented.
