Mumbai, Nov. 22 -- Nearly three months after an injured wild turtle was rescued from the west coast in Dahanu, it was successfully satellite-tagged and released into the waters on Thursday, after full recovery. The operation, conducted by the Dahanu forest division and the Maharashtra mangrove cell with support from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), is a landmark achievement marking the first of its kind in the region, officials said. The tagged turtle, an adult female Olive Ridley later named Dhaval Lakshmi, had been brought in after fishermen spotted her struggling in a fishing net on August 10. Instead of cutting her free and letting her drift, the fishermen carefully rescued her and handed her to the forest department. "The fishermen showed extraordinary care. They freed her without causing further harm and immediately handed her over to us after noticing injuries on both front flippers," said an official from the Dahanu Forest Division. She underwent months of treatment and rehabilitation at the Turtle Treatment Centre in Dahanu. Her recovery was closely monitored till veterinarians certified she had regained full strength. Subsequently, the authorities satellite-tagged her and released her into the Arabian Sea. Officials said the tagging is significant because rehabilitated turtles are rarely tracked after release, leaving a major gap in understanding how they resume life in the wild. Data from the transmitter will help scientists map Dhaval Lakshmi's movements, gauge her post-rehabilitation behaviour and study migration routes of Olive Ridleys along the west coast. "This tracking will give us insights into how rehabilitated turtles navigate," a WII researcher added....