Odisha govt bans fishing around olive ridley turtles' nesting sites for 7 months
The Odisha government will ban fishing for seven months from November around the sites where the endangered olive ridley turtles congregate for mass nesting.
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The Odisha government will ban fishing for seven months from November around the sites where the endangered olive ridley turtles congregate for mass nesting.
Odisha s incredible wildlife wealth needs to be preserved for the future so that our children become true inheritors of this state s natural heritage
The Odisha government has decided to impose a ban for fishing, within 20 km from specified coastal areas, from November 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022 for protecting the nests of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, an official said on Tuesday.A ...
The Coast Guard helps enforce laws to protect turtles as they arrive to nest in Odisha
Olive Ridley mass nesting likely on Odisha's Gahirmatha Beach within fortnight Updated: Updated: Gahirmatha is acclaimed as the world's largest nesting ground of the reptiles. Share Article Gahirmatha is acclaimed as the world's largest nesting ground of the reptiles. Despite the erosion of Gahirmatha Beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, wildlife officials are optimistic about the convergence of lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles on the nesting ground for mass nesting any time within a fortnight. Notwithstanding the eroded physical profile of the nesting beach at the Nasi-II Island, a large turn...