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Dead turtles litter Gahirmatha beach in Kendrapara [1]

KENDRAPARA: The nesting ground of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, Gahiramatha beach in Kendrapara district, is littered with 1,343 dead turtles. Another nesting site at the Devi beach in Puri district too is infested with about 2,000 dead turtles.

Publication Date: 
08/12/2008
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Turtles [3], Wildlife Farming [4], Kendrapara (D) [5]
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