Chief secy seeks enhanced protection for Olive Ridley hatchlings | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Chief secretary Manoj Kumar Ahuja has directed forest officials to strengthen surveillance measures for protecting Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings during the upcoming second phase of mass hatching More...
Governor visits Ganjam rookery to watch mass hatching of Olive Ridleys | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, along with senior govt officials, visited the Rushikulya river mouth near Sipakuda in Ganjam district on Sunday to witness the mass hatching of baby Olive Ridley turtles.“Visited More...
Mass hatching of Olive Ridleys at river mouth likely to begin soon | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: The rookery at the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district will witness the mass hatching of Olive Ridley sea turtles from next week, officials said. Baby turtles generally hatch 45 to 50 days after More...
Over 2L Olive Ridleys lay eggs near river mouth in 2nd phase | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: A record number of over 2 lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles laid eggs near the Rushikulya river mouth in the second phase of mass nesting, which began on March 22 and ended on Thursday, officials said. More...
Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys continues near river mouth | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Despite rain, Olive Ridley sea turtles continued their second phase of mass nesting near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district for the second day. A total 39,521 Olive Ridley turtles laid More...
After 7 yrs, 2nd phase of Olive Ridley mass nesting begins in Rushikulya river mouth | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: After a gap of seven years, a second phase of mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district on Saturday.“A total of 38,779 turtles More...
6.06L Olive Ridleys lay eggs in Gahirmatha, Bhitarkanika island | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Around 6.06 lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles laid eggs at the world’s largest rookery at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapada district this time, nearly double that of last year, More...
Olive Ridley mass nesting at Rushikulya breaks all records | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Around seven lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs at the Rushikulya river mouth during the eight-day mass nesting that concluded on Sunday. The nesting began on Feb 16. “Altogether More...
Olive Ridleys set new mass nesting record at Rushikulya | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Over 6.82 lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles laid eggs at the Rushikulya river mouth in the last seven days till Saturday, setting a new record in mass nesting of the endangered species. “The mass More...
Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys starts at Rushikulya river mouth
Berhampur: Mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, started near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district in the wee hours of Sunday. On the first day, 11,390 female turtles laid More...