Turtles
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Record number of endangered olive ridley turtles arrive at Odisha Beach | In Photos
India | February 24, 2025 12:24 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
January 27, 2025 23:15 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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176 turtles, 20 dolphins dead after cargo ship fire in Sri Lanka
World | July 11, 2021 9:56 ISTSri Lanka's Ports and Shipping Minister told Parliament that Govt Analyst and Veterinary Research Institute were conducting investigations to ascertain cause of marine animals' death, reports Xinhua news agency.
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Over 350 baby turtles released into sea in Visakhapatnam
News | March 25, 2021 10:22 ISTAndhra Pradesh forest department released over 350 turtles into sea on March 24. This year in Visakhapatnam over 50,000 eggs were collected of which 5000 hatchlings have been released so far.
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Watch Turtle Tsunami: Over 92,000 giant river turtles hatch on beach in Brazil
Trending | December 16, 2020 13:47 ISTCall it a turtle tsunami! The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has released an amazing video showing tens of thousands of Giant South American River turtle hatchlings (Podocnemis expansa) emerging from a sandy beach in a protected area along the Purus River- a tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil.
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31 flapshell turtles found dead in Vadodara lake
News | June 28, 2020 10:41 ISTIn a sad incident, around 31 flapshell turtles were found dead in a lake in Vadodara's Kamla Nagar on June 26.
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Turtles emerge from nest at Goa's Morjim beach. Watch Video
India | May 13, 2020 12:37 IST"Amazing wonders of nature! Olive Ridley turtle hatchings emerging out form the last nest at Morjim. Along with Morjim, Mandrem, Agonda and Galgibag are important beaches in Goa which attracts turtle for nesting," Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tweeted.
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Video: 4 Rare tent turtles found in Delhi's ISBT
India | February 20, 2020 17:12 ISTFour tent turtles, a rare breed, were found near Delhi's ISBT. The recoveries were made by the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday. The turtles were found in an abandoned state. The teams of Delhi Police are trying to find the gang involved in the syndicate.
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80 endangered turtles rescued in Agra, 3 held
India | October 29, 2019 9:15 ISTThe turtles were being smuggled to the national capital and the value of the rescued turtles was estimated at Rs 18 lakh. All the turtles were of endangered species.
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Not just a protective cover: 260 million-year-old fossil reveals why turtles evolved shells
World | July 18, 2016 12:02 ISTWashington: Contrary to the belief that turtles used and evolved their shells in order to protect themselves, findings of a new study reveal that the shells are used as a tool for burrowing underground to
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207 giant turtles to be released in the Galapagos
World | May 23, 2015 10:26 ISTQuito (Equador): Administrators at Ecuador's Galapagos National Park said 207 giant turtles will be released next month on the island of Santa Fe, where the native tortoises died out more than 150 years ago.The turtles
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Baby Olive Ridley turtles pop up along Gahirmata beach
India | May 08, 2013 13:31 ISTKendrapara (Odisha), May 8: Surfacing of millions of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles along the serene Gahirmatha beach along Odisha coast has cheered conservationists across the globe.Wildlife lovers are elated as hatchlings broke out of
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