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  

Gahiramatha sanctuary forest guards allege assault by fishermen

Attacked with sharp weapons, patrolling vessel damaged, alleged forest guards  

Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys starts at Gahirmatha

Untimely rains and bad weather delayed the process this year, said Odisha forest officials

Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys starts in Odisha’s Gahirmatha

The natural phenomenon will last till March 8, 2019

Dolphin numbers have shrunk in Odisha, reveals Census

Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary was found to be having the largest number of the animals, though the figure was much less than in 2018

Fishing trawler with dead sharks seized in Odisha

Coast Guard seized the trawler carrying the carcasses of 250 endangered bull, hammerhead and spot tail sharks in the Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary

Turtle turnaround

An initiative driven by fishing communities in Odisha has not only given the endangered Olive Ridley turtles a new lease of life, but has also …

Nowhere to nest

Olive Ridleys jostle for space at the shrinking Gahirmatha beach in Odisha

Conservation hits Orissa fishers

What is good for Olive Ridley turtles is bad for fishers

Robbed of the sea

Right of way

Right of way

An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…