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Olive ridleys - Rushikulya
February 28 , 2018
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- The mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles, a rare species has begun at in Rushikulya coast of Ganjam district in Odisha.
- The Rushikulya coast is considered to be a major nesting site in the world.
- The mass nesting season of Olive Ridley sea turtles is a unique phenomenon and each female turtle lays around 100-150 eggs.
About Olive Ridley Turtles
- Olive Ridley is the smallest of the sea turtles and omnivorous in diet.
- They are found only in warmer waters, including the southern Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- They are known for their behaviour of synchronized nesting in mass numbers, termed arribadas and they nest twice-thrice in a year.
- They are listed as Vulnerable in IUCN Red List and in Appendix I of CITES.
- CITES also called as Washington convention.
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