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Olive Ridleys nest at Rushikulya [1]

BERHAMPUR: Olive Ridleys started mass nesting on Rushikulya rookery last night. These turtles have been nesting on the coastline for the past few days.

On Sunday night over 5,000 Olive Ridleys came out of the sea to lay their eggs, hinting at the possibility that mass nesting of the turtles on the coast is likely to be more during this season.

Publication Date: 
17/03/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar) [2]
Tags:
Berhampur [3], Wildlife [4], Turtles [5], Orissa (Odisha) [6], Puri (T) [7]
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