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220 turtles found on Mumbai-bound train

Last Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012, 11:56

A huge cache of rare turtles stuffed in two bags was discovered by GRP on board the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express.

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.

Rare Philippine turtles returned by Hong Kong

Last Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012, 15:56

Turtles represent longevity and good luck, and that`s certainly true for 18 rare smuggled turtles that were returned from Hong Kong to their native Philippines.

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.

Want to save turtles? Go to Maharashtra

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 16:23

The Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra (SNM) has been organising a similar Turtle Festival in Ratnagiri district of central Konkan in February

Loggerhead turtles `take 45 years to grow up`

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 18:48

A new research has found that a female turtle will not start to lay eggs until she is 45 -- it`s the maturity age.

Wildlife groups sue for more protection of turtles

Last Updated: Friday, October 14, 2011, 10:32

Several wildlife protection groups are suing the federal agency that regulates fishing in U.S. waters.

`Indian Ocean most dangerous place for turtles`

Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 08:43

Five of the world`s eleven most threatened species of sea turtles are found in the northern Indian Ocean.

Turtles are closer kin to lizards than crocodiles

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 18:04

Debate has been going for decades whether turtles are more closely related to birds and crocodiles or to lizards.