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50,000 Olive Ridley eggs collected in Chennai
A senior wildlife official of the division said that 464 nests were identified during the ongoing season and 50,800 eggs were collected.
Garuda Aerospace to deploy drones free of cost along Chennai coast to...
26 Jan 2025 6:35 PM ISTThe initiative comes in the backdrop of over 300 such turtles were found dead in recent times in Chennai coastal region. The plan aims to support the...
Will ban trawler boats during Olive Ridley turtle nesting season: NGT...
22 Jan 2025 2:05 PM ISTThe bench also directed the government to check whether trawler boats are using turtle excluder devices (TED) to prevent entanglement of turtles in...
Why Olive Ridley turtles are dying in hundreds along Chennai coast
19 Jan 2025 1:41 PM ISTExperts explain that the Olive Ridley turtles need to reach the surface of the sea to breathe once every 40 to 45 minutes as they cannot breath...
Poor start to Olive Ridley season
12 Feb 2024 7:00 AM ISTUnauthorised fishing nets used during the nesting season to catch other marine fauna kill the mammals when they attempt to come to the shore to lay...
Fishermen receive training to rescue Olive Ridleys
11 Feb 2024 6:30 AM ISTFishermen from 10 villages participated in the workshop that also included a live demonstration of the rescue works.
1.83 lakh Olive Ridley turtles sent off from TN coast
23 Jun 2023 9:08 PM ISTAccording to department data, the forest department set up 35 hatcheries across the state and collected more than 2.16 lakh eggs.
1.71 lakh Olive Ridley hatchlings released into sea
15 May 2023 8:25 PM ISTAccording to Supriya Sahu, department secretary, the department has 34 hatcheries in 8 districts. During the season, the department has collected more...