The sex ratio of newborn turtles at Rushikulya nesting site in Odisha’s Ganjam district has tilted towards females, experts said quoting contents of research on Olive ridley sea turtles.
Barrackpore police and forest department officials seized a large number of turtles being smuggled from Dhanbad to Majdia and arrested a woman in connection with the incident.
The Coast Guard has launched ‘operation Oliva’ coastal patrolling as part of its annual mission to ensure the safe mid-sea sojourn of breeding Olive Ridley sea turtles and mass nesting of these delicate marine species, the coast guard officials said on Friday.
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The coast guard has organised interactive sessions with the marine fishermen communities to sensitize them on the pros and cons of legal embargo on fishing during ridleys’ nesting season.
Unlike mammals and birds, which normally die after a few weeks, northern map turtles, which can live up to 60 years, can survive after being oiled for months.
The gorgeous art work made from layered plastics by Delhi-based artist Manveer Singh was a collage of 250 small turtles of the waste plastic with a message on the ever increasing level of plastics in the sea water.
To ensure the safety of turtle eggs, 600 metre net barricade has been installed along the casiruanna forest cover, that is lying close to nesting ground. Wildlife staffs are on the round-the-clock vigil to keep the predators like jackals, hyena and wild dogs at bay.
The large-scale deaths of hatchlings is a setback for the turtle conservation programme as one out of a 1,000 survives to grow into an adult turtle
In a good news to keep you smiling all day long, the Olive Ridley turtles seem to have found one…
