Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest species of marine turtles that normally lay eggs in Rushikulya and Gahirmatha beaches of Odisha. (HT Photo) By the time the nesting season, locally known as ...

The Olive Ridley turtles have begun mass nesting at the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam, Odisha. Nearly 10,000 turtles laid eggs on the first day after skipping last year due to climate factors. The ...

Forest officials said more than 6.5 crore eggs are estimated to have been laid by now. Each turtle lay up to 100-120 eggs. The hatchlings will emerge from the eggs after 45-60 days towards April-May.

Around 100 eggs of Olive Ridley sea turtle were discovered along the shore at Queen Tuna Park in Barangay Dadiangas South, General Santos City. Residents in the area found the turtle laying eggs on ...

“Conservationists have established protected areas on the beaches off the Odisha coast where the turtles lay their eggs. These areas are regularly monitored to prevent human interference, whether ...

After placing temperature loggers into nests at night when the females are laying their eggs and retrieving them once the nest hatches, the researchers estimated that the turtles need to nest 0.5 ...

A proposal in the Illinois General Assembly would allow the harvest of common snapping turtles in live traps. (Photo by Tony Campbell) A proposal that would legalize the trapping of one specific ...

which means nesting and it sees thousands of these marine turtles gather on specific beaches to lay their eggs. Odisha, India, has become one of the most important nesting sites for olive ridley ...

For centuries, sea turtles have followed the rhythms of the ocean, returning to the same shores where they were born for nesting and to lay their eggs. These ancient creatures, some of which have ...

98,718 turtles laying eggs this season, surpassing last year’s record of 6.37 lakh. In 2023, 6,37,008 turtles nested between February 23 and March 2, while 5.50 lakh turtles laid eggs in 2022.