Kendrapara: The mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles has commenced at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, a ...

Kendrapada: The world's largest rookery of sea turtles witnessed commencement of its annual spectacle as thousands of Olive ...

Kendrapara: Despite a fishing ban, turtles continue to die intermittently at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary (GMS), world’s ...

Experts suggest that both natural and anthropogenic factors are influencing these changes. Coastal erosion exacerbated by high tides has led to a reduction in suitable nesting grounds. Climate change ...

Kendrapada: Forest officials arrested eight marine fishermen and seized their fishing vessel with five quintals of fish on ...

The forest officials on Monday arrested ten marine fishermen and seized their sea-worthy fishing trawls from the seawater of ...

A female Olive Ridley usually lays about 120 to 150 eggs from which hatchlings emerge after about 45 to 50 days.

The mass nesting continued until February 24, with 6,98,718 turtles laying eggs this year, surpassing the previous record of ...

The Olive Ridley turtles travel across the South Pacific to breed on the coast of Gahirmatha. About 0.2 to 0.7 million Olive Ridley turtles visit the beach during mass nesting every year.

Surrounded by the Bhitarkanika Sanctuary and shares borders with the Gahirmatha Beach, the national park consists of estuaries, backwaters, creeks and the Brahmani-Baitrani Delta. The national ...

Close on the heels of record turnout of Olive Ridley turtles at Odisha’s Rushikulya river mouth nesting beach, the endangered ...

This picturesque stretch along the Bay of Bengal, along with Gahirmatha beach in Kendrapara district, is one of the world’s most vital nesting sites for these endangered marine creatures.