Carcasses of Olive Ridleys washed ashore

Nagapattinam: Carcasses of over 25 Olive Ridleys, were washed ashore in the coastal stretch between Vedaranyam and Kodiakarai, officials sources said here today.

It was suspected that the olive ridleys, an endangered species, might have been hit by the cyclonic storm 'Thane' while traveling to the shore for laying eggs.

Kodiakarai and Vedaranyam areas in Nagapattinam coast attract a large number of olive ridleys every year during the nesting season, which begins in December and continues till March. Each ridley lays around 100 eggs and returns back to the sea.