Olive Ridley Turtles

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  Olive Ridley Turtle Hatchlings Emerge From Eggs, Crawl Towards Sea In Odisha

  The mass hatching in the rookery as baby turtles began their seaward journey without their mothers, who returned to the waters after laying the eggs.

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  Endangered Olive Ridley Turtles Reappear At Odisha Beach After 33 Years

  The marine species had last appeared at the beach in 1992 when 3 lakh turtles had laid eggs.

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  Odisha's Coastline Witnesses The Arrival Of Nearly 7 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles For Nesting

  The mass nesting of the turtles commenced on February 16 and is expected to go on until February 25

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  Expert On Why Record Number Of Endangered Olive Ridley Turtles Are Arriving At Odisha Beach

  The mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha's Ganjam district has emerged as a major rookery for the endangered olive ridley turtles with over 6.82 lakh such marine species assembling for mass nesting, officials said on Sunday.

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  Over 5.5 Lakh Eggs Laid By Olive Ridley Turtles On Odisha's Beaches

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

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  Turtle Wonderland: 3 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive For Mass Nesting In Odisha

  If you are fascinated by marine creatures, it is time to pack your bags and head straight to Odisha!

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  This Turtle Species Dates Back To The Time Of Dinosaurs, Bureaucrat Shares Video

  The video shows workers gently releasing newly hatched Olive Ridley turtles into the sea in Chennai.

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  Tamil Nadu Installs Climate-Resilient Hatcheries For Olive Ridley Turtles

  The Tamil Nadu government has built climate-resilient hatcheries to protect turtles from the adverse effects of climate change.

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  Over 3 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting

  More than three lakhs Olive Ridley turtles have so far reached Gahirmatha beach, the world's largest rookery of the marine reptile species, in Odisha's Kendrapara district to lay eggs this time, an official said on Saturday.

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  Over 6 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On Odisha Beach

  This time all the previous records in the rookery broke in the nesting. While last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, in 2018 over 4.82 lakh laid eggs.

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  Watch: Olive Ridley Turtles On Odisha Beach For Annual Mass Nesting

  A number of Olive Ridley turtles have reached the mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha for their mass nesting. The sea turtles arrive every year to lay eggs on the beach and the nesting continues for several days.

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  1.8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On 1st Day Of Nesting In Odisha

  Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.

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  Viral Video: Olive Ridley Turtles Crawl To The Sea After Hatching At Odisha Beach

  A video is gaining traction on social media which shows hundreds of tiny Olive Ridley turtles heading towards the sea after coming out of the nests buried in the sand following mass hatching at Odisha's Rushikulya beach.

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  Thousands Of Olive Ridley Turtles Eggs Washed Away Due to Asani's Impact

  Odisha has escaped being hit by Cyclone 'Asani', but the high tide under its influence and the resulting erosion has washed away thousands of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles from the mass nesting site at the mouth of Rushikulya river off Ganjam coast.

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  Over 10 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Sweep Odisha Nesting Sites

  More than 10 lakh Olive Ridley turtles have crawled ashore this year to the two major mass nesting sites in Odisha to lay eggs in one of the largest congregations of the vulnerable species, officials said.