Olive Ridley

Berhampur/Kendrapara: A large number of Olive Ridley sea turtles has flocked Odisha seashores for mass nesting this year. As many as 2.42 lakh olive ridleys crawled ashore at a beach in Berhampur for laying eggs this year. The State…

Kendrapara: Millions of Olive Ridley hatchlings have crawled their way to the sea over the past month after emerging from eggs at the Garhirmatha sanctuary here, marking the culmination of the annual sojourn of the endangered species to the…

Kendrapara: COVID-19 outbreak turned out to be boon for widllife and environment as over 2 crore Olive Ridley hatchlings made their way into the gushing seawater recently without hindrance. According to source in the forest department,…

Kendrapara: Good news for wildlife lovers, as thousands of olive ridley turtles have arrived at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district for breeding and mass nesting. In view of arrival of endangered sea turtles, the forest…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has geared up the efforts for the protection and conservation of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles during the mass nesting. The government directed the departments of Fishery, Forest and Marine police…

Kendrapara: Lakhs of eggs laid by Olive Ridley sea turtles in Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary this year are suspected to have been destroyed due to surging of waves on the coast. The sea waves from deep water approached the shore upto 400…

Berhampur: In a very rare occurrence, thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles have arrived at Rushikulya River mouth on Odisha coast for mass nesting once again. This is for the first time the endangered sea turtles have turned up for mass…