Lakhs of Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive at Odisha Coast For Mass Nesting
The mercury starts rising and the atmosphere gets warmer, It’s the time of the year when a huge number of Olive Ridley turtles reached Odisha’s Gahirmatha coast for nesting.
As per the government officials and IFS officers this year more than 2.45 lakhs of Olive Ridley reached after covering a distance of more than 1000 km.
"A mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles hatched at new wandoor beach the jurisdiction of Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Wandoor Range. A total of 87 nos of turtles hatched eggs over the night of 17/03/2022 and early hours of 18/03/2022." pic.twitter.com/PDbyGK1xUo
— Dept of Env & Forests Andamans (@AndamanForests) March 31, 2022
Olive Ridley is one of the endangered species and they depend upon Gahirmatha and Rushikulya coast for their nesting and hatching.
The government of Odisha takes each and every possible step to safeguard and take care of this species. The concerned team is also ready to protect this species from hunters and animals.
4,95,140 Olive Ridley Nests for First 3 Days…
Average clutch size 50-190 eggs/nestOlive Ridley Mass Nesting #arribada #Gahirmatha #Conservation #Marine Turtle pic.twitter.com/vW0vlS9Ung
— Jagyandatt Pati (@jd_pati) March 28, 2022
