CHENNAI: The Olive Ridley turtle, a species revered ... Fishermen claim hundreds of dead turtles are floating in the deep sea as well, where the ocean is too deep for trawlers to entangle turtles ...

CHENNAI: As the death toll of Olive Ridley turtles continues to rise during the ongoing nesting season this year, the Union government has sought a report from Tamil Nadu, whose coastal waters ...

At least 28 Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses were discovered along the East Coast Road on January 12, following the death of nine turtles at Injambakkam the day before. Of the 28 carcasses ...

“Olive ridley turtles have to swim up to the sea surface to breathe,” K Sivakumar, a professor at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University told The Indian ...

Berhampur: Researchers recaptured an Olive Ridley sea turtle in the sea near Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district. A male turtle was tagged by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India ...

Image Source : X Carcass of a Olive Ridley turtle washed ashore ... Chief Conservator of Forests to exchange information on sea turtle movement/breeding and ensure conducive atmosphere for ...

and the Indian Coast Guard took part in the meeting which decided to step up vigil and intensify efforts to conserve the sea turtles. An environmentalist said an analysis of the carcasses indicated ...

This follows a successful nesting period earlier this month when 301,159 Olive Ridley sea turtles laid eggs between April 2 and 7 last year. The forest department has initiated training programs ...

More than 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast in an event not witnessed in over two decades. Olive Ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting ...