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. ...
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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...
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Olive ridley conservation: Odisha govt clamps prohibition on sea fishing activity at 3 river mouthsTo ensure the safety of olive ridley turtles during their breeding and mating season, the Odisha government on Sunday clamped a seven-month...
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- More olive ridleys, dead and alive, on beaches this year
At least one group of visitors to the city — olive ridley turtles — seems to be happy with its hospitality.
08 Apr, 2015, 12.07 AM IST
- Decline in arrivals of olive ridley turtles in Goa raises concern
Goa may have received a large number of international and domestic tourists during the last season but its four beaches failed to attract t...
02 Aug, 2014, 11.22 PM IST
Over 20,000 hatchlings make it to the seaVolunteers from Student Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN) and forest department staff have found and relocated more than 350 turtle n...
28 Apr, 2014, 05.50 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
- Few turtles keep date with nesting on Goa's beaches
Only three Olive Ridley turtles landed during the October-March period at Morjim, once considered a turtle haven and the pioneering spot fo...
16 Jun, 2013, 06.22 AM IST
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.
11 Mar, 2013, 02.36 AM IST
Kanpur: Very few turtle nesting sites sighted this yearIt is the time of the year when hundreds of turtles make their way to the banks of Yamuna to lay their eggs.However, heavy release of water...
27 Feb, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
- Turtles paddle to dangerous shores ...
The nesting season for Olive Ridley turtles along the city coast has started on a tragic note.
04 Jan, 2013, 04.47 AM IST
- Season's first Olive Ridley hatchlings crawl to the sea
The first hatchlings of Olive Ridley turtles from the first nest of the season at a secluded place on Mandrem beach crawled slowly to the s...
19 Dec, 2012, 06.55 AM 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
- 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...
14 Oct, 2012, 10.57 PM IST
Foresters to study coastline for turtle protection planThe Tamil Nadu forest department will take up a survey of the state’s coastline from January to draw up a plan for the conservation of sea ...
26 Sep, 2012, 04.02 AM IST