Olive Ridley Turtles
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Olive Ridley turtle's 3,500 km sea voyage from Odisha to Konkan coast redraws migration maps
India | Apr 15, 2025, 02:18 PM ISTWhile it is known that Olive Ridley turtles nest at multiple beaches between December and March, this marks the first recorded case of one nesting on two coasts in a single season.
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Record number of endangered olive ridley turtles arrive at Odisha Beach | In Photos
India | Feb 24, 2025, 12:24 PM ISTThe mass nesting phenomenon is unique to the Olive Ridley turtles which arrive ashore to lay eggs. The Olive Ridley turtles turn up in millions for mass nesting along the Odisha coast every year between February and March.
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Over 1,000 dead Olive Ridley turtles washed ashore in Chennai, state govt takes measures | Video
Tamil Nadu | Jan 27, 2025, 11:15 PM ISTThe exact cause of the death of Olive Ridley turtles were being probed, it was suspected that trawl nets used by some fishing vessels could have caused their deaths.
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Magic spell: Millions of Olive Ridley turtles make their way to the sea on this Odisha coast
World | May 09, 2020, 08:45 AM ISTAs the world is in agonising pain due to the coronavirus pandemic, nature has its own way to showcase its marvel. On Friday, millions of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles hatched and the social media went berserk with cute baby turtles making their way to the sea. The beautiful sight of the thousands of turtles crawling into the sea gives an instant ASMR effect and calms us down amid this global pandemic.
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Sporadic nesting activity of Olive Ridley Turtles in Odisha
India | Jan 02, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTKendrapara (Odisha): Ahead of the mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles, wildlife officials have detected sporadic nesting by them at Gahirmatha nesting ground in Odisha, the world's largest known rookery of these marine animals.During January-February