In Odisha's Ganjam district, over 11,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles began mass nesting near the Rushikulya river mouth. Officials expect a record number of turtles to lay eggs. Protection measures ...

Sundar Rajan from the environmental organisation Poovulagin Nambargal said that sea turtles play a vital role in maintaining the marine ecosystem’s balance. Olive Ridley turtles feed on ...

Visakhapatnam:Andhra Pradesh government, along with Coast Guard, marine and forest departments, is taking proactive measures to prevent the deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles. Deputy Chief Minister K.

Berhampur: Mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, started near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district in the wee hours of Sunday. On the first day, 11,390 female ...

The decision comes in response to the death of more than 1,000 Olive Ridley Sea turtles along the Chennai coastline during the last week of Jan. The spike in turtle deaths coincided with the ...

Many large-scale fishers hesitate to use turtle excluder devices, arguing that these devices could decrease their catch ...

Berhampur (Odisha), Feb 16 (PTI) Forest officials on Sunday spotted the much-awaited mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha’s Ganjam district. Over 11,000 ...

The reproductive process of Olive Ridley turtles is fascinating. A female digs a pit in the sand to lay 100-150 eggs, covers it, and returns to the sea. Remarkably, she does not stay to witness the ...