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Olive Ridley turtles back on Agonda, Galjibag beaches [1]

PANJIM, The beaches of Agonda and Galjibag in Canancona taluka witnessed encouraging number of Olive Ridley turtles being hatched and left back in the sea.

As per figures, both turtle nesting sites witnessed birth of 822 turtles, which were later released in the sea by forest department.

For the current season, Galjibag saw the presence of 6 nests, which laid 680 eggs, of which 477 were hatc

Publication Date: 
05/05/2011
Herald (Panjim) [2]
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Goa [3], Turtles [4], Forest Policy [5], Wildlife [6], Coastal Regulations [7], Endangered Species [8]

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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulations
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species