Olive Ridley turtles are back on Mangaluru beaches! 

Beach cleaning, night patrolling and protection did the trick  

Conducive climate, beach this year: In February, large number of Olive Ridley turtles expected to lay eggs in Rushikulya

Low coastal erosion this time due to lack of floods may add to favourable climatic conditions for nesting, say experts

Rushikulya dirtier this year, might drive Olive Ridleys away: Research

Rushikulya beach, the second-largest rookery in India, was found to have more solid waste that previous years in a research conducted by …

Olive Ridley hatchlings run the gauntlet at Gahirmatha Sanctuary

Millions of newborn turtles started their journey from nests to the sea April 25, 2021 at the marine sanctuary in Odisha

Light pollution disrupts marine organisms’ hormonal cycles, reproduction: Study

Artificial light can easily wash out the glow of moonlight and starlight, which are important cues for marine organisms

Odisha fishers seek Rs 10,000 a month to make up for 7-month fishing ban

State ban on fishing by motorised vessels, trawlers to preserve Olive Ridley turtles starts today, November 1    

Olive Ridley breeding season: Locals clean up Gahirmatha beach

Over two tonnes of trash, mostly plastic items, was collected from the beach

Frequent extreme weather events may lead to decline in Olive Ridley turtle population: Experts

Global warming may affect gender-ratio of Olive Ridley turtles

A million Olive Ridleys have laid eggs on Odisha’s Gahirmatha, Rushikulya rookeries this year

For the first time, more than 200,000 turtles laid eggs at Gahirmatha on a single day

Olive Ridley nesting begins: Over 500,000 turtles lay eggs in 4 days at Odisha’s Gahirmatha sanctuary

Space crunch has pushed several female turtles to return to sea. But they will be back in a few days to nest

Climate change? Experts are not sure as Olive Ridley ‘Arribada’ starts a month early at Odisha’s Rushikulya

Suitable climatic and beach conditions are the reasons for the early mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles this year, according to experts  

Odisha plans regulated Olive Ridley tourism

State's coast is nesting ground for the half the world's population of the endangered turtle; tour operators sceptical of the plan

Olive Ridley turtles give Gahirmatha beach a miss this year

Last year, around 400,000 turtles had nested at the beach in Bhitarkanika National Park during four-day arribada in March