Coast Guard’s ‘Operation Olivia’ helps in record Ridley nesting | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Indian Coast Guard‘s (ICG) ‘Operation Olivia‘ facilitated the safe nesting of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles at the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district during Feb, officers More...
Thousands of Ridley hatchlings emerge from pits, move towards sea near river mouth | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Thousands of Olive Ridley hatchlings emerged from the sandy pits near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district and crawled towards the sea early on Saturday, marking the second phase of mass More...
GPS chip of tagged Olive Ridley turtle detaches at sea | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: One of two GPS-tagged Olive Ridley sea turtles released by the forest department last month lost its tracking chip shortly after entering deep sea waters, officials said on Sunday.The More...
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...
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...
Entry curbs on 5km stretch along Rushikulya river mouth to protect Ridley eggs | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Forest officials have restricted entry along a 5-km stretch from Gokharakuda to Bateswar near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district to protect Olive Ridley turtle eggs. The move comes after 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 Ridley Turtles: Ridley art installation in Puri beach attracts attention for conservation awareness | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Amid Rath Yatra buzz in Puri, a huge art installation of Olive Ridley turtles attracted the attention of pilgrims and tourists. The sculpture of a mother turtle measuring 30-ft-long, 12-ft-high More...
Olive Ridley Turtles: Baby Olive Ridley turtles start journey to sea in Gahirmatha | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: Thousands of baby Olive Ridley turtles started emerging from the pits at Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, considered their largest rookery in the world, on Thursday night More...