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Olive Ridley turtle nesting in Tamil Nadu 2025
March 16 , 2025
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- The Volunteers and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department have collectively gathered 2,53,719 turtle eggs across the State so far, nearing last year’s total of 2,58,907.
- This is the highest in the last six years.
- In January and February, over 1,200 dead turtles washed ashore along the coasts of Chennai and Chengalpattu.
- Cuddalore tops the list with 89,784 eggs collected as of March 11.
- It is followed by Chennai division with 47,082 eggs.
- Nagapattinam ranks third with 73,728 eggs.
- Villupuram and Ramnad divisions collected 23,403 and 18,073 eggs respectively.
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