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How an IIT grad became 'Turtle Walker': Walked 4000 km of India's coastline to map sea turtle nesting sites without even a GPSOn World Environment Day 2026, it is only rightful to remember Satish Bhaskar who dedicated decades of his life to understanding and protec...
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...
Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...
What a Fisherman’s Discovery in Alabama Is Teaching Scientists About Ancient SeasA routine fishing trip in Alabama led to the discovery of Ueloca colemanorum, a remarkably complete fossil of a previously unknown leatherb...
Not All Species Are Declining: Turtles and Tigers Are Beating the OddsNature is showing signs of recovery in protected areas. Sea turtles are returning to nesting beaches, and tiger populations are increasing ...
Turtles with bleeding eyes found dead on NSW beaches as authorities probe mysteryWildlife carers are investigating the deaths of turtles in Port Stephens. Around twenty-five green turtles washed ashore at Port Stephens b...
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...
From Odisha to Maharashtra: Olive Ridley turtle 03233 travels 3,500 km from east to west, surprising scientistsOlive Ridley turtle '03233' journeyed 3,500km from Odisha to Maharashtra. This challenges previous assumptions about turtle nesting sites. ...
India, US agree on mechanism to export Indian shrimps for AmericansThis was an area that was banned by the US because of concerns around turtles, in the areas where wild caught shrimp was being fished in In...
Global warming causing 'feminisation' of turtles: Study
Warming turning major sea turtle population female: StudyWarming temperatures are turning one of the world's largest sea turtle populations in Australia's Great Barrier Reef almost entirely female...
Climate change threatens sea turtle population: Study
Endangered sea turtles left stranded in GujaratMarine conservationists are trying to rescue a group of endangered sea turtles which are stranded inside a Gujarat lake after construction ...
Turtles skipping mass nesting natural: ExpertDr H R Bustard, an international expert on turtles and crocodiles and their population ecology, said it is perfectly natural for Olive Ridl...
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...
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...
More turtles visit Chennai beach for nestingAfter a drop in the number of nests in 2012, Olive Ridley turtles seem to have made an impressive comeback this year.
- 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...
- Rare turtles released into sea
The forest department with the help of local wildlife conservationists released Olive Ridley Turtles and Green Sea Turtles into the sea nea...
- Olive ridley sabotages Posco's port plan
Impact of increased illumination from proposed port on nesting sites for adult turtles worries ecologists.