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 ...

More than 1,000 olive ridley turtles have washed-up dead, on Chennai’s coast ... according to the data shared by the Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network (SSTCN), a voluntary group conserving ...

Responding to the Forest Department’s directions to civic agencies in the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu to protect the endangered species of Olive Ridley turtles, Chennai Corporation is set to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said it has stepped up measures to conserve Olive Ridley turtles amidst reports of several hundreds of sea turtles being washed ashore dead along the Chennai ...

The task force constituted to review the Olive Ridley sea turtle deaths has called for stricter enforcement of fisheries regulations to address the high mortality rate of the species. Led by the ...

Olive Ridley turtles are considered vulnerable as they are fast losing habitats, highly subject to marine pollution and can get trapped in fishing nets. These turtles are believed to travel thousands ...

More than 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore on the beaches of Tamil Nadu state in southern India this month. Most were found near the state capital, Chennai.