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The Homeless Turtles
The Homeless Turtles
19/02/2007, By Ashutosh Mishra - India
Every year, many turtles killed by trawlers wash up on the beach.
It's that time of the year again when nature lovers wait with bated breath for the heavenly spectacle of mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles to unfold on the beaches of the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
The Gahirmatha beach in Orissa is the biggest nesting site of these turtles in the world. There are two other nesting sites of Olive Ridleys close to the mouths of the Devi and Rishikulya rivers in the state. However, these are much smaller than the site at Gahirmatha.
In fact, mass nesting of Olive Ridleys has already started at Gahirmatha. Nearly 50,000 Olive Ridley turtles have crawled up the beach since February 9, 2007. Soon the entire area will be crawling with adult turtles laying eggs in their sandy nests.
The turtles arrive in the Orissa waters after traversing long distances in October, the beginning of their breeding season, every year. They have their first mass nesting between January and March, followed by another nesting spell of lesser intensity 30 to 45 days later.
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19/02/2007, By Ashutosh Mishra - India
Every year, many turtles killed by trawlers wash up on the beach.
It's that time of the year again when nature lovers wait with bated breath for the heavenly spectacle of mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles to unfold on the beaches of the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
The Gahirmatha beach in Orissa is the biggest nesting site of these turtles in the world. There are two other nesting sites of Olive Ridleys close to the mouths of the Devi and Rishikulya rivers in the state. However, these are much smaller than the site at Gahirmatha.
In fact, mass nesting of Olive Ridleys has already started at Gahirmatha. Nearly 50,000 Olive Ridley turtles have crawled up the beach since February 9, 2007. Soon the entire area will be crawling with adult turtles laying eggs in their sandy nests.
The turtles arrive in the Orissa waters after traversing long distances in October, the beginning of their breeding season, every year. They have their first mass nesting between January and March, followed by another nesting spell of lesser intensity 30 to 45 days later.
Read More
-Reckless Fishing
-Violation
-Obstacles and Predators
- Conserving an Endangered Species www.islamonline.net
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