India — Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades. Olive ridley ...
Many large-scale fishers hesitate to use turtle excluder devices, arguing that these devices could decrease their catch ...
In a positive turn of events following a series of Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses washing ashore on the coasts of Chennai and Chengalpattu, several new nests have been found in the past two days.
Over 400 olive ridley turtles washed ashore in just two weeks. While this number is staggering, it pales in comparison to the 900 turtles that washed up a decade ago.
More than 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast in an event not witnessed in over two decades. Olive Ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting ...