Hawaiians spotted sea turtles with mysterious 'graffiti' on their backs, and it sparked a 600-person mission to save the speciesHawaiian sea turtles, known as honu, were found with white markings on their shells. Initially causing confusion, federal scientists turned...
30 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Quote of the day by Michael Douglas: 'Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies and cuts through to the essence of the evolutionary spirit' - What the Wall Street actor’s dialogue explains about ambition and successThe 1987 film Wall Street introduced Gordon Gekko, a character who championed greed. Michael Douglas's iconic performance and the "Greed is...
24 May, 2026, 07.09 AM IST
She left Maharashtra, crossed the deep Arabian waters, and nearly reached Oman after 3,500 km trip, then does the unexpectedAn Olive Ridley turtle, Dhaval Lakshmi, has astonished experts by traversing 3,500 kms across the Arabian Sea, even nearing Oman's coast be...
07 May, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
Olive Ridley turtle lays eggs in Maharashtra after Odisha; experts say feat recorded for first timeIn a first, an Olive Ridley turtle tagged in Odisha's Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary was found nesting on Maharashtra's Guhagar beach, coverin...
17 Apr, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
Odisha urges DRDO to restrict missile testing during nesting season of turtlesThese turtles are sensitive and it is feared that missile testings might have an adverse impact on their mating and mass nesting, the offic...
09 Dec, 2023, 08.15 PM IST
Dolphins spotted at Olive Ridley nesting site in Ganjam districtThe dolphin census was carried out by the forest department in the 54-km coastline off Ganjam. Twenty-six dolphins of two species - 15 hump...
21 Jan, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Students clean Odisha beach to facilitate mass nesting of turtlesSchoolchildren cleaned about 4km-long beach from Gokharakuda to Podampeta in Odisha - the famous mass nesting site for the endangered Olive...
15 Feb, 2016, 09.27 PM IST
Webcast of turtles’ mass nestingYou can watch the Olive Ridley turtles mass nesting on the sandy shores near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district at home without ...
14 Mar, 2015, 12.25 AM IST
Odisha plans webcasting mass nesting of Olive Ridley TurtlesThe Odisha government is exploring possibilities of webcasting the annual event of the mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtle in the Odisha co...
06 Dec, 2013, 01.15 PM IST
Beach tourism, development killing turtles: WWFUnregulated tourism and development activity along beaches like Mandarmani and Digha in West Bengal is killing turtles including the vulner...
12 Aug, 2013, 12.16 PM IST
- Odisha plans turtle tourism, ensures safe annual nesting
Known as the most favoured nesting place for Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, Odisha is set to utilize this annual phenomenon for promoting touris...
08 Nov, 2012, 01.18 PM IST
- Olive Ridley mass nesting missing this year, experts hopeful
The annual spectacle of thousands of Olive Ridley turtles mass-nesting along the Gahirmatha coast in Odisha is so far missing this year, se...
01 Mar, 2012, 11.35 AM IST
Olive Ridley turtles start mass nesting in OdishaSetting aside all speculations, the Olive Ridley sea turtles started their annual mass nesting near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganj...
29 Feb, 2012, 08.14 PM IST
- Olive ridley sabotages Posco's port plan
Impact of increased illumination from proposed port on nesting sites for adult turtles worries ecologists.
05 Nov, 2010, 05.44 AM IST
- Illegal fishing trawlers a threat to Olive Ridley turtles
Illegal fishing using mechanized trawlers in Orissa coast is posing a serious threat to the endangered Olive Ridley turtles visiting the st...
13 Dec, 2009, 06.17 PM IST
- Below belt? Green group uses Nano to hit Tata on Orissa turtles
Full-page ads on Nano's launch last month had nothing to do with the car. It was an attempt by Greenpeace to get international attention on...
06 Apr, 2009, 12.18 AM IST
- Turtles refuse to lay eggs due to Agni-I test firing
Worried over delay in annual mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtles at Gahirmath beach, the Orissa government has requested the DRDO to p...
14 Apr, 2008, 01.05 PM IST