Canacona: A female hawksbill sea turtle washed ashore Talpona beach in Canacona, on Sunday, in a highly decomposed state.According to the South marine range forest officer Rajesh Naik, his staff was informed about the turtle spotting by the lifesavers at the beach. Soon, the forest guards arrived, saw the carcass and then informed the ReefWatch Marine Conservation and the Benaulim veterinary hospital.The veterinary team, headed by Dr Arjun Trikannad conducted the panchnama on the carcass. Naik said that the cause of death remained inconclusive in the postmortem examination due to the high decomposition level. He also stated that the female carcass was 78cm in length and 40cm in width.Since June 2025, around six to eight turtle carcasses washed ashore at Galgibaga, Agonda and Talpona.
