The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has decided to establish a new Marine Elite Force to prevent the deaths of Olive Ridley ...

The United States Coast Guard took five endangered sea turtles more than two hours offshore for release on Thursday.

Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtle carcasses have been found since January 2025 in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai and Chengalpattu districts; conservationists say number of deaths three times than usual during ...

CHENNAI: The Olive Ridley ... ocean floor, are one of the biggest culprits behind their rising mortality. These nets are not selective; they capture everything in their path, including turtles ...

More than 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore on the beaches of Tamil Nadu state in southern India this month. Most were found near the state capital, Chennai. “I never heard [of ...

Olive Ridley turtles, which form an essential part of the ecosystem in the ocean, arrive in batches for nesting on the beaches of Tamil Nadu during the breeding season (December to March ...

I am sure the bellies of these turtles also have a lot of plastic, he adds. Olive Ridley turtles, which form an essential part of the ecosystem in the ocean, arrive in batches for nesting on the ...

More than 1,000 olive ridley ... catching these turtles is a punishable offense,” added K. Bharathi, president of the South Indian Fishermen’s Welfare Association. Once caught in a net, the process of ...

Olive Ridley sea turtles mostly eat jellyfish ... Image by wrangel via Depositphotos. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is a volcanic archipelago with stunning scenery and volcanic ...

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between researchers from Deakin University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

curid=92405272 The Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle, also called the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, is the smallest and an exceptionally rare species of sea turtle alive today. Kemp’s Ridleys typically live in ...