Illegal fishing in Gahirmatha: 3 forest guards allege injury in mid-sea assault

Crew members of fishing trawler attack forest guards when asked not to fish in the sanctuary, 9 arrested  

Olive Ridley hatchlings run the gauntlet at Gahirmatha Sanctuary

Millions of newborn turtles started their journey from nests to the sea April 25, 2021 at the marine sanctuary in Odisha

DTE Impact: Orissa HC panel on Olive Ridleys stress on biodiversity, community welfare

The committee acknowledged the sea turtles continue to face threats from fishery-related mortality and coastal development in Odisha  

Mass-nesting of turtles begins at Odisha’s Gahirmatha

Around 5,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore for mass-nesting at the Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islands on March 9 night

At least 800 Olive Ridleys dead in Odisha since January

Illegal fishing near Gahirmatha marine sanctuary; turtles get caught in fishing nets, plastic and polythene 

‘Gahirmatha dolphins migrated to deep sea due to climate change’

According to January 2020 census, only 62 dolphins were spotted at Gahirmatha — down from 126 in 2019 

Fisherman shot dead near sacred Odisha sea turtle sanctuary

Marine fisherman gunned down by armed coast guard personnel within Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary as turtle mating season underway

Gahiramatha sanctuary forest guards allege assault by fishermen

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

DTE impact: Orissa High Court panel visits Gahirmatha to study Olive Ridley conservation

A survey found nearly 800 dead sea turtles on the Odisha coast, DTE reported February 4

DTE impact: Orissa High Court notices to officials on death of Olive Ridley turtles

A survey found nearly 800 dead sea turtles on the Odisha coast, DTE reported February 4

Tagged Oliver Ridleys return to Gahirmatha after a decade

Around 4.6 lakh turtles have already laid eggs at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, while their mass nesting started in February 

Plight of marine fishermen in Odisha’s turtle zone

The seven-month-long fishing ban and the perpetual bad weather are making life difficult for state fisher folk

Odisha forest dept claims dolphin population doubled in a year

Forest officials sighted 188 dolphins this year in Chilika Lake, up from 163 in 2020

Olive Ridley turtles disoriented, lay eggs in villages away from nesting sites

Such turtles are at risk of being attacked by jackals and dogs or dying of dehydration

Olive Ridley turtles return to nest at Odisha sanctuary after two years

DRDO switches off lights at the missile test range nearby to help draw female turtles back to the beach

Odisha plans regulated Olive Ridley tourism

State's coast is nesting ground for the half the world's population of the endangered turtle; tour operators sceptical of the plan

Olive Ridley turtles give Gahirmatha beach a miss this year

Last year, around 400,000 turtles had nested at the beach in Bhitarkanika National Park during four-day arribada in March