Conducted annually from November to May, Operation Olivia is an important initiative of the ICG aimed at ensuring safe nesting grounds for Olive Ridley turtles.
Apart from Gahirmatha, these threatened aquatic animals turn up at Rushikulya river mouth and Devi river mouth for mass nesting, otherwise called arribada.
The nesting ground at the idyllic Gahirmatha Island has re-established itself as the world’s largest known rookery of Olive Ridley…
Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, which were tagged for the purpose of studying their migration pattern, have returned for mass…
Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, which were tagged for the purpose of studying their migration pattern, have returned for mass…
