Kendrapada: The forest department has established eight sea turtle hatcheries along the coast of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, which is the world's largest rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtles ...

Officials said that like last year, mass nesting at Gahirmatha may begin in April. Sudarshan Gopinath Jadhav, divisional forest officer, mangrove forest division (wildlife), Rajnagar, said they ...

BHUBANESWAR: After Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam, ‘arribada’ (mass nesting) of Olive Ridleys has commenced at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary near Bhitarkanika with over 78,000 sea turtles turn ...

Gahirmatha beach, off the Bay of Bengal coast in Kendrapara district, is incidentally acclaimed as the world’s largest-known nesting ground for these turtles.

Last year, 5,12,175 Olive Ridleys laid eggs at Gahirmatha from March 8 to March 13. But this year, arribada is yet to start due to the recent untimely rain and rough sea. Forest range officer of ...

As per sources, over 3.01 lakh Olive Ridleys laid eggs at Nasi-2 Islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary between April 2 and 7 which is around 2 lakh less than that recorded last year. Forest range ...

Endangered Olive Ridley turtles have reappeared at Eakakulanasi island in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha for mass nesting after a gap of 33 years, an official said. "The idyllic beach on ...

Located in Kendrapara district, Gahirmatha is the lone mass nesting spot in Indian Ocean region and the only turtle sanctuary in Odisha. The Olive Ridley turtles travel across the South Pacific to ...

Kendrapara: Endangered Olive Ridley turtles have reappeared at Eakakulanasi island in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha for mass nesting after a gap of 33 years, an official said. "The idyllic ...

Range officer of Gahirmatha Manas Das said this year, forest staff spotted 10 female turtles with metallic tags on their flippers on Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islands. The tags were fitted in 2021.