Olive Ridley Turtles

Insight Bureau:  The Olive Ridley sea turtles have started mass nesting near Konark beach and the mouth of Rushikulya River, in the early hours on Tuesday. The rare sea turtles which generally arrive in December have arrived early this…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 20: Hundreds of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, besides a bottlenose dolphin, were found dead on Puri beach in Odisha on Wednesday. The turtles were lying scattered stretching from Digabarini and Chakratirtha Road on the…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 2: In order to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles that arrive during winters for nesting, the Odisha forest department on Sunday imposed a seven-month ban on fishing along the coast, an official said. The…