The defence

The enthusiasm among wildlife lovers and conservationists about the 270,000-odd Olive Ridley turtles that arrived at the Gahirmatha beach in Orissa may be short lived ( Down To Earth , Vol 7, No

Greenpeace presses Mexico to ratify turtle pacts

After not appearing for three years, the Olive Ridley turtles return to the Orissa coast for mass nesting. Conservation efforts seem to have finally paid off

Defence officials postpone missile testing to encourage nesting of the Olive Ridley turtles in Orissa

The nesting season of the Olive Ridley turtles at the Gahirmatha beach in Orissa begins in January and lasts till March. However, this year they have still not yet begun nesting. The beach is the

According to a recent survey, about 200 dead Olive Riddley turtles are washed away every day on Orissa's coasts ( Down To Earth, Vol 7,

The two-and-a-half kilometre long x'cacel (pronounced as Shkah-sell) beach, between Costa Rica and Florida, is still a popular nesting ground for the green sea turtles. The beach become a

An erupting volcano forces conservationists to airlift endangered tortoises to safety

The world's largest rookery in Gahirmatha, Orissa, has not witnessed mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles for the last two years. The coast once again wafts for the turtle boards with the nesting