Around 2.2 lakh olive ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, nested in the four-km-long Rushikulya rookery in the last three days until Tuesday morning, forest officials said Turtle experts ...

VISAKHAPATNAM: Despite mass strandings of Olive Ridley turtles along the Andhra Pradesh coast in January, nesting activity has remained steady in February, with turtles continuing to arrive on the ...

In Odisha's Ganjam district, over 11,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles began mass nesting near the Rushikulya river mouth. Officials expect a record number of turtles to lay eggs. Protection measures ...

The mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles has begun. This year it was first noticed in the four-kilometre-long Dynamic beach along the Rushikulya river in Ganjam district, bringing ...

CHENNAI: As the death toll of Olive Ridley turtles continues to rise during the ongoing nesting season this year, the Union government has sought a report from Tamil Nadu, whose coastal waters ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has decided to establish a new Marine Elite Force to prevent the deaths of Olive Ridley turtles, a vulnerable species.

As many as 95 hatchlings of the endangered Olive Ridley turtle were released to Arabian Sea at Tonka beach of Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday (February 11, 2025). According to ...

In a positive turn of events following a series of Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses washing ashore on the coasts of Chennai and Chengalpattu, several new nests have been found in the past two days.

Over the past few days, thousands of Olive Ridley turtles, a protected species, have been getting washed ashore dead along Chennai’s coastline, causing concerns among the environmentalists and ...

IAS officer shares stunning videos as 3 lakh Olive Ridley turtles arrive for rare daytime mass nesting in Odisha ...

Visakhapatnam:Andhra Pradesh government, along with Coast Guard, marine and forest departments, is taking proactive measures to prevent the deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles. Deputy Chief Minister K.

The Olive Ridley turtles, ancient guardians of the sea, are facing a dire threat—human greed. Thousands wash ashore dead, victims of unregulated fishing practices. US President Donald Trump ...