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This Turtle Species Dates Back To The Time Of Dinosaurs, Bureaucrat Shares Video
The video shows workers gently releasing newly hatched Olive Ridley turtles into the sea in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu Installs Climate-Resilient Hatcheries For Olive Ridley Turtles
The Tamil Nadu government has built climate-resilient hatcheries to protect turtles from the adverse effects of climate change.
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Over 3 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
More than three lakhs Olive Ridley turtles have so far reached Gahirmatha beach, the world's largest rookery of the marine reptile species, in Odisha's Kendrapara district to lay eggs this time, an official said on Saturday.
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Over 6 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On Odisha Beach
This time all the previous records in the rookery broke in the nesting. While last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, in 2018 over 4.82 lakh laid eggs.
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Watch: Olive Ridley Turtles On Odisha Beach For Annual Mass Nesting
A number of Olive Ridley turtles have reached the mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha for their mass nesting. The sea turtles arrive every year to lay eggs on the beach and the nesting continues for several days.
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1.8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On 1st Day Of Nesting In Odisha
Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.
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Viral Video: Olive Ridley Turtles Crawl To The Sea After Hatching At Odisha Beach
A video is gaining traction on social media which shows hundreds of tiny Olive Ridley turtles heading towards the sea after coming out of the nests buried in the sand following mass hatching at Odisha's Rushikulya beach.
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Thousands Of Olive Ridley Turtles Eggs Washed Away Due to Asani's Impact
Odisha has escaped being hit by Cyclone 'Asani', but the high tide under its influence and the resulting erosion has washed away thousands of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles from the mass nesting site at the mouth of Rushikulya river off Ganjam coast.
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Over 10 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Sweep Odisha Nesting Sites
More than 10 lakh Olive Ridley turtles have crawled ashore this year to the two major mass nesting sites in Odisha to lay eggs in one of the largest congregations of the vulnerable species, officials said.
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1.48 Crore Olive Ridley Turtles Born At Odisha Beach
A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.
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Watch: Over 350 Baby Turtles Released Into The Sea By Andhra Government
Turtles are back along the coastlines of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The forest department of the Andhra Pradesh government released over 350 turtles into the sea on Wednesday. A video of the baby turtles waddling into the sea is being widely shared by netizens.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
The endangered Olive Ridley female turtles have started arriving at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the world's largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise called ''arribada'', officials said on Wednesday.
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"Wonders Of Nature": Goa Chief Minister Shares Video Of Turtles Emerging From Nest
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday posted a video clip of Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings running on the state's Morjim beach after emerging from their nest.
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Over Four Lakh Endangered Turtles Spotted At Odisha Beach
Over four lakh Olive Ridley turtles have arrived for nesting in the past five days at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara, one of the world's largest rookeries of the endangered species, a forest official said.
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This Turtle Species Dates Back To The Time Of Dinosaurs, Bureaucrat Shares Video
The video shows workers gently releasing newly hatched Olive Ridley turtles into the sea in Chennai.
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Tamil Nadu Installs Climate-Resilient Hatcheries For Olive Ridley Turtles
The Tamil Nadu government has built climate-resilient hatcheries to protect turtles from the adverse effects of climate change.
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Over 3 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
More than three lakhs Olive Ridley turtles have so far reached Gahirmatha beach, the world's largest rookery of the marine reptile species, in Odisha's Kendrapara district to lay eggs this time, an official said on Saturday.
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Over 6 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On Odisha Beach
This time all the previous records in the rookery broke in the nesting. While last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, in 2018 over 4.82 lakh laid eggs.
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Watch: Olive Ridley Turtles On Odisha Beach For Annual Mass Nesting
A number of Olive Ridley turtles have reached the mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha for their mass nesting. The sea turtles arrive every year to lay eggs on the beach and the nesting continues for several days.
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1.8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On 1st Day Of Nesting In Odisha
Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.
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Viral Video: Olive Ridley Turtles Crawl To The Sea After Hatching At Odisha Beach
A video is gaining traction on social media which shows hundreds of tiny Olive Ridley turtles heading towards the sea after coming out of the nests buried in the sand following mass hatching at Odisha's Rushikulya beach.
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Thousands Of Olive Ridley Turtles Eggs Washed Away Due to Asani's Impact
Odisha has escaped being hit by Cyclone 'Asani', but the high tide under its influence and the resulting erosion has washed away thousands of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles from the mass nesting site at the mouth of Rushikulya river off Ganjam coast.
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Over 10 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Sweep Odisha Nesting Sites
More than 10 lakh Olive Ridley turtles have crawled ashore this year to the two major mass nesting sites in Odisha to lay eggs in one of the largest congregations of the vulnerable species, officials said.
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1.48 Crore Olive Ridley Turtles Born At Odisha Beach
A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.
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Watch: Over 350 Baby Turtles Released Into The Sea By Andhra Government
Turtles are back along the coastlines of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The forest department of the Andhra Pradesh government released over 350 turtles into the sea on Wednesday. A video of the baby turtles waddling into the sea is being widely shared by netizens.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
The endangered Olive Ridley female turtles have started arriving at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the world's largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise called ''arribada'', officials said on Wednesday.
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"Wonders Of Nature": Goa Chief Minister Shares Video Of Turtles Emerging From Nest
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday posted a video clip of Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings running on the state's Morjim beach after emerging from their nest.
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Over Four Lakh Endangered Turtles Spotted At Odisha Beach
Over four lakh Olive Ridley turtles have arrived for nesting in the past five days at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara, one of the world's largest rookeries of the endangered species, a forest official said.
