Odisha bans fishing in Gahirmata marine sanctuary

Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2012, 15:10

The Odisha government clamped a seven month ban on fishing in the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara district as mass nesting by endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have begun.

Baby olive ridley turtles making a beeline towards sea

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 13:58

About 1.68 lakh turtles had arrived at Nasi-2 nesting ground from March 20 - March 28 to lay eggs on the sandy beach.

Turtle nesting look up on Goa beaches

Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 15:11

The beaches of Morjim and Ashwem witnessed an unusual number of Olive Ridley turtles visiting these beaches.

Sea erosion destroys turtle eggs

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 18:29

A large number of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles were destroyed due to sea erosion in the mouth of Rushikulya river in Odisha`s Ganjam district.

Baby olive ridley turtles let into sea

Last Updated: Friday, April 6, 2012, 19:06

A Puducherry-based NGO`s efforts to protect eggs of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have borne fruit with 110 hatchlings being let out into the sea on Friday.

Olive Ridley turtles start laying eggs in Gahirmar

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 21:48

Olive Ridley turtles have finally arrived at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha to lay eggs.

Olive Ridley turtles start mass nesting in Odisha

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 19:11

The Olive Ridley sea turtles started their annual mass nesting near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha`s Ganjam district.

Odisha: Operation launched to protect Olive Ridley

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 16:34

`Operation Oliver` has been launched by the Odisha government to protect Olive Ridley turtles arriving for mating at the Garimata sanctuary in Kendrapara district.

Olive Ridley turtles come to lay eggs

Last Updated: Thursday, March 3, 2011, 15:59

Around one lakh endangered Olive Ridley turtles have turned up at Orissa`s beach for mass nesting.

Olive Ridley Turtles visit Orissa beach twice this year

Last Updated: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 18:34

Olive Ridley Turtles have turned up once again this year to lay eggs on the sandy Gahirmatha beaches.

Sea erosion eats into Olive Ridley Turtles` space

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 13:07

Jostling for place in a decimated beach,delicate olive ridley sea turtles presently engaged in the second mass nesting along the idyllic Nasi-2 Island in Orissa`s Kendrapara district were faced with severe space crunch.

Olive Ridley turtles begin nesting at second Orissa beach

Last Updated: Monday, March 15, 2010, 13:25

Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles crawled ashore from the Bay of Bengal Monday, after a month`s delay, at the Rushikulya beach in Orissa`s Ganjam district to lay their eggs, an official said.