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Olive Ridley hatchlings emerge from sandy pits [1]

KENDRAPARA: More than a million baby Olive Ridley sea turtles have started emerging from the sandy nesting grounds at Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islets under Gahiramatha marine sanctuary of Kendrapara district today, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, the divisional forest officer of Bhitarkanika National Park.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2009
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Turtles [4], Gahirmatha Marine SA [5], Orissa (Odisha) [6], Kendrapara (D) [7]
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